The Buss Siblings Try to Force a Sale of Their Remaining Shares, Which Jeanie Tries to Block

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Aug 18, 2026 · 38m

Rather than cede the franchise sale drama to Mark Walter, Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, the Buss siblings on Monday went full bore into doing what they do best—creating serious sibling drama.

Early in the day, ESPN reported that the Buss family had voted to sell its remaining share in the Lakers, amounting to just under 18 percent.

Not long after, Jeanie's attorney released a statement calling that vote bunk, and saying the sibs don't have the legal authority to do it. Jeanie, as laid out by a 2017 court order, has a legal claim to her governorship that can't be eliminated by the sale of the…