Tag: Jerry Buss

  • The Los Angeles Lakers as a Game of Thrones Like Drama

    The Los Angeles Lakers as a Game of Thrones Like Drama

    The most interesting take on this weird and probably disappointing season for the Los Angeles Lakers comes from redditor frekkld, who translated the 2012-2013 season into a synopsis of a Shakespearean tragedy, but the tales of Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard and Mike D’Antoni seems to be more fitting to the world created by GRRM in A Song of Ice and Fire, or as most people know it, Game of Thrones.

  • Los Angeles Lakers – Death of a Legendary Owner

    Los Angeles Lakers – Death of a Legendary Owner

    It was 34 years ago that Jerry Buss purchased the Los Angeles Lakers (among other things) and their Arena, the Forum, for a sum of $67.5 million. After 10 NBA titles under his reign and bringing the franchise to a value of over $1 billion, Dr. Jerry Buss passed away at the age of 79.

  • Los Angeles Lakers – Mike Brown Firing Only a Question of Time

    Los Angeles Lakers – Mike Brown Firing Only a Question of Time

    It’s amazing who an organization can send out all kinds of signals before doing the exact opposite. I guess that eventually, the look that Kobe Bryant gave Mike Brown on the bench during the loss to the Utah Jazz did mean what it looked like. Just a season and a bit at the job, only 71 regular season games, and Mike Brown is no longer the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.