Jeanie Buss takes battle with siblings over Laker control to court once again

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: City News Service, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · August 26, 2026 · 1 min read

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Reigniting a court battle that began in 2017, Jeanie Buss has filed a petition to stop her five siblings from selling the family’s remaining ownership in the NBA team and to have two of them explain why they should not be held in contempt of court. “In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, ‘It’s like...

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