What about the other five Buss siblings?

Good morning. It’s Friday, August 21. Expect temperatures to be slightly down today and slightly up over the weekend, but still really hot the whole time.

Jerry Buss, the late owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, had six children to whom he left ownership of the team after his death: Johnny, Jim, Jeanie, Janie, Joey, and Jesse, born in that order.

Today, with the attempted sale of the Lakers by majority owner Mark Walter to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, all six are now involved in a conflict over their split minority share: Five of the siblings also want to sell to Kushner and Iger, with Jeanie the lone holdout attempting to retain Buss ownership of the team.

All six have worked for the Lakers, but Jeanie’s history with the team is the best-documented. She’s served as the team’s governor since her father’s death, used to date coach Phil Jackson, and currently produces a Netflix show based on her life.

But what do we know about the other five Buss siblings? To help you navigate the ongoing sibling saga, here are a few details on the rest of the Buss roster.

Johnny Buss: The oldest Buss heir, Johnny was appointed by Jerry in 1982 to run the Los Angeles Lazers (sic), the Jerry-owned indoor soccer team which played at the Jerry-owned Forum. In 1988, he starred in a music video for Romina Danielson, most famous at the time for fainting at Joan Collins’s divorce hearing while being cross-examined for allegedly having an affair with Collins’s husband. (Do not watch the video in an open-plan office.) In 2024, he ran for President of the United States as an independent, with a policy focus on racial equity, education and addressing climate change.