Jeanie Buss contests Lakers sale, calls vote void.
The Buss family voted to sell its remaining 17.8% Lakers stake to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger. The move completes the family's exit from a franchise it has held since 1979.
- $12.5 billion is the valuation of the full transaction with Kushner and Iger.
- 17.8% — the Buss stake — is worth roughly $2.225 billion at that valuation.
- Four of six family trust members voted to approve the sale.
- NBA rules require at least 15% ownership to serve as team governor.
Why it matters: Jeanie Buss will step down as governor once the transaction closes. The Buss family's operational influence over the franchise — personnel decisions, game-day operations — ends with the sale.
- Kushner and Iger will hold approximately 83% of the franchise pending NBA approval.
- GM Rob Pelinka's future under the new ownership group is now uncertain.
How 26 sources split on this story
Center coverage, 13 sources: The center frames the sale as a historic ownership transition, focusing on the Buss family's legacy and the record valuation.
USA Today11hJeanie Buss contesting her family's plan to sell its Lakers stakes
TMZ16hBuss Family Sells Remaining Ownership Stake In Lakers
Heavy13hJeanie Buss Makes Major Move After Family’s Reported Lakers Sale
Forbes6hJeanie Buss Opposes Lakers Stake Sale To Josh Kushner And Bob Iger
Associated Press14hJeanie Buss impugnará el plan de sus hermanos de vender su participación minoritaria de los Lakers
ESPN10hJeanie contesting family's sale of stake in Lakers
Chicago Tribune15hJeanie Buss to contest siblings’ plan to sell their Los Angeles Lakers minority ownership stake to new owners
CNBC14hLakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss opposes sale of family's stake to Bob Iger, Joshua KushnerCNCTV News11hBuss family clashes over report of Lakers sale
Deadline15hShowtime! Buss Family Sells Remaining Lakers Stake To Bob Iger & Josh Kushner
Fortune2dOwning the Lakers would provide billionaire investor Joshua Kushner with an iconic sports franchise — and a 'powerful tax shield' | FortuneKSAKSAT 12 San Antonio15hJeanie Buss to contest siblings' plan to sell their Lakers minority ownership stake to Kushner, Iger
Al Jazeera4hLakers’ Jeanie Buss ‘contesting’ family’s vote to sell to Kushner, Iger
CNN12hBuss family clashes over report of Lakers sale
Hollywood Reporter13hJeanie Buss Opposes Sale of Family’s Lakers Stake to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner
Los Angeles Times16hBuss family selling Lakers ownership stake to Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner
NBC News15hLakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss hasn’t agreed to sell share of team, lawyer saysTBGThe Boston Globe13hReport: Buss family to sell Lakers' minority ownership stake
Variety9hJeanie Buss Seeks to Contest Lakers Sale to Iger, Kushner: ReportRight coverage, 6 sources: The right highlights the deal's political dimension — noting Joshua Kushner's family ties to Jared Kushner — and the White House's statement distancing Trump from the transaction.
Daily Mail10hLakers' record-breaking $12.5 BILLION sale descends into chaos as Jeanie Buss claims family plan to sell stake is 'VOID' in stunning legal complaint
New York Post10hLatest Buss family drama is like a real-life episode of 'Succession'
Breitbart News9hJeanie Buss Opposes Reported Sale of the Lakers, Blocking Siblings
Citizen Free Press12hJeanie Buss says family can’t sell Lakers ownership stake to Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner.
Just the News10hJeanie Buss contests family's sale of remaining Lakers stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger
The Washington Times15hBuss family will sell minority ownership stake in Lakers to Kushner and Iger, reports sayWhat’s next: The NBA's board of governors must formally approve the sale before ownership transfers.
- New ownership has not announced who will run day-to-day basketball operations.
- Will Kushner or Iger take the governor role, and who leads basketball operations?
- How soon will the NBA's board of governors schedule a vote on the deal?