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Archive Home > 2013 > February > 19 > Buss, longtime Lakers owner, dies at age 80

Buss, longtime Lakers owner, dies at age 80

By Richard Goldstein / The Bulletin
February 19, 2013

Jerry Buss, who bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979 and turned them into the NBA’s glamour team, winners of 10 league championships and the cornerstone of his Southern California sports empire, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 80.

His death was announced by the Lakers. He had been....

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