The Lakers are 26–17 and currently in sixth place in the Western Conference. The transition from LeBron James to Luka Dončić as the face of the franchise and its clear No. 1 option has been relatively smooth on the court. But this is the Lake Show—drama is never far around the corner.
ESPN’s Baxter Holmes published an inside look at the Buss family’s recent sale of the franchise to Mark Walter, and how family in-fighting led to the move. Within the story, Holmes revealed some significant friction between franchise governor Jeanie Buss, who maintains control of the franchise amid the ownership transition, and James.
