The Buss family is treating us to one final bit of drama on their way out of the Lakers.
The shocking sale of the Lakers back in the spring was not a unanimous decision by the family. At the time, it was reported that the five siblings were split on the decision with Jeanie Buss effectively operating as the swing vote.
On Thursday, we learned which family members were against the sale.
Joey and Jesse Buss were fired from their front office roles as new owner Mark Walter began making changes. The brothers did not seem to take too kindly to the decision and shared their displeasure through Shams Charania of ESPN, who revealed that Joey and Jesse were the two dissenting votes.
The statement from Jesse at the end of the video is a pretty explosive one:
“Dr. Buss’ idea was for Joey and I t

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