“While we still can” 👀 what does that mean Bussy

That last phrase LMAO

I’m pretty sure something fishy is going on. I wonder who the Lakers might possibly be gifted to in the future…

but it is time to use this opportunity to move on and exit gracefully while we still can

That’s a weird way to talk about the family business

Well that sounds ominous

Lmfao we’re so cooked

Lol what is that supposed to mean.

Very specific word choice here for a sports owner. No way they could be implying someone would force them out of the franchise at some point…

LA Trumps rebrand coming

Kinda sounds like those exit emails when the person leaving says “ it’s a pleasure to work with most of you”

LeNostradamus

“Exit gracefully while we still can” is crazy lmao. They probably hate the new ownership and decided to use it to get out fully at a premium. Pelinka is probably gone after this season.

“While we still can” is an insane way to end this statement

It’s interesting that it was worded “Bob Iger” group - his actual investment can’t be that big but it seems like he will be the face of everything.

Even billionaires are tired of billionaires

Exit gracefully while you still can? Sheesh.

Dr Buss rolling in his grave

“exit gracefully while we still can”

What the hell is going on over there lol

The arena is named after crypto…the end was always near.

“While we still can”. Good lord.

Now I’m glad LeBron jumped ship and didn’t have to be a part of this

From Buss family to Trump family. Well at least, tradition continues. We definitely will have another Series about our owners.

Last few words seem kinda ominous lmao

Bruh that last line sounds like some Holocaust stuff where they’re trying to flee before the Nazis come

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“Exit gracefully while we still can?” What do they know about the financing?

calling it now. luka is not re-signing with the lakers. they have a mid tier playoff team and no resources to meaningfully improve with. on top of that they have drama around unstable ownership. it doesn’t make sense for someone with no meaningful attachment to the team or region to stay.

Lakers getting a new ballroom.

Funny how Mark Walters was viewed as the Savior of the Lakers. He actually crumbled the franchise in a year.

wow

Another asset sold off to the top % , quite literally the swamp that was supposed to be drained just keeps getting filled

This could get crazy

That last line is extremely pointed at the new owners lmfao. Sounds like they wanted nothing to do with Kushner and Igor.

Buss it down for us one mo time, Jeanie.

Hold on to your butts

Fun times ahead in Lakerland 😬

Why though? Iger and kush didn’t need the buss’s 17%?

I miss when the off season was dumb memes and fun speculations

Love this as a nuggets fan who had to endure years of the Lakers knocking us out…. The Jokic era has had some good times smoking the Lakers but I hope this just puts the Lakers way down low…. To the point silver gets fired 

Damn that says it all- let the shit show begin. Someone is not happy and gonna leak it out .Just watch give it some time 😎🏀

Rob pelinka your next

Everyone worried about Trump because I’m sure the famously lifelong democratic donor Bob Iger and Josh Kushner (also a lifelong democrat and donor) is just gonna hand Trump the team.

“exit gracefully while we still can”… geezus

PABLO, OVER HERE!

Man imagine your dad gave you something like the lakers and it couldnt pass one generation

Damn

unnecessarily sounds sus

This means no more Pelinka?

they love the lakers so much theyre handing the reins over to people who love trump

Yea Lakers look like they going to be cooked lol. If I was Luka, time to plan an exit strategy

Yeah, they were gonna get forced out.

The wages of doing things the wrong way is___. Fill in the blank for fun.

Only a matter of time before Disney makes a Lakers movie

Is the remaining portion still subject to the weird trust rule where only the surviving Buss child gets the trust? If so, this sale means they all get something 

Will we see Mickey and Friends at the halftime shows? Oh Boyyy!!

Lakers going fully Disney. Wow 

Crazy how all these teams make millions of dollars and continue with shady deals. Someone is not gonna be happy when all shit let’s loose 🤣🏀

LeGal Issues

Damn did LeBron know?

GOOD BYE RAMBII

That’s a fucking funny parting message after half a century of involvement. People leaving my company that hated working there put out something better than that lol

Funny how they call it the Bob Iger group and not the Trump adjacent arms dealer group.

This is such a questionable statement and not at all following the typical script. There is something larger looming most likely.

Sports is a new asset class.

That 17 percent is worth $2 billion at a 12.5 billion valuation overall for the Lakers. It’s a whole NBA franchise worth when you consider the Clippers sold for 2 billion in 2018. Buss family can’t pass up that money because Lakers are massively overvalued now

Welp 33 years after being born into Lakers fandom it looks like that has come to an end…

Jeanie tried to stay on as governor. There was a meeting the day before the sale leaked where she tried to get her siblings to lock up their ownership shares for four years. She didn’t inform her siblings the team was being sold. What a psychopath.

As a Bron fan, him leaving was quite convenient, don’t have to root for the LA Trumpets this season

LeInside information

JJ lost LeBron and now the team is owned by a Trump proxy.

I bet he looks back fondly on the days when he just had to deal with his house going up in flames.

It’s honestly so beautiful seeing the Lakers in such a mess man. They tried to blame everyone else including Klutch and look at what’s going on. From lake show to shit show. Beautiful stuffs