Jeanie Marie Buss was born on September 26,1961 and is an American sports executive who is the controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, and co-owner and promoter of the US women's professional wrestling promotion Women of Wrestling.
13 Facts About Jeanie Buss
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Jeanie Buss later bought the Los Angeles Blades professional roller hockey team.
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Jeanie Buss served as president of the Great Western Forum before becoming vice president of the Lakers.
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Jeanie Buss took over as team president and as the Lakers representative on the NBA Board of Governors.
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At age 14, Jeanie Buss attended World Team Tennis meetings with her father, who owned the Los Angeles Strings.
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Jeanie Buss became so familiar with the estate that she led guided tours.
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Jeanie Buss attended college at the University of Southern California, where she majored in business and graduated with honors.
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Jeanie Buss served four years as president of the Great Western Forum, then the home arena of the Lakers.
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Jerry's succession plan had Jeanie Buss assume his previous title as the Lakers' governor as well as its team representative at NBA Board of Governors meetings.
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Jeanie Buss terminated Mitch Kupchak as General Manager and accepted the resignation of her brother Jim as VP of Basketball Operations on February 21,2017, installing Magic Johnson as President of Basketball Operations.
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Jeanie Buss married volleyball player Steve Timmons in 1990, but divorced after three years.
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Jeanie Buss was engaged to former Lakers coach and former New York Knicks President Phil Jackson for four years, after dating him since December 1999.
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In September 2021, Jeanie Buss announced on Twitter that she was in a relationship with comedian Jay Mohr.