Photos: Los Angeles Lakers Owner Jerry Buss
February 14, 2013
Jerry Buss had his beginnings in rural Kemmemer, Wyo.
LAS VEGAS -MAY 1: Portrait of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss during a press confrence prior to the boxing match of Hill v Hearns in Las Vegas Nevada on May 1st 1991. (Photo by: Holly Stein/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss gets doused with champagne from members of his team as he holds the NBA Championship trophy Sunday, June 15,1987 after the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics 106-93 to win the NBA Championship four games to two in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Lennox Mclendon)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 27: Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss attends the Friars Club Lifetime Achievement Award Gala honoring Earvin "Magic" Johnson at the Friar's Club of California on October 27, 2002 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Robert Mora/Getty Images)
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson (second from left) and Lakers' owner Jerry Buss (third from left) watch the Lakers battle the Golden State Warriors during an NBA exhibition game Tuesday Oct. 19, 1999 in San Diego. (AP Photo?lenny Ignelzi)
LOS ANGELES, CA. - JUNE 18: Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss (L) and actress Vivica A. Fox attend the film premiere of Juwanna Mann June 18, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. The film opens in theaters nationwide June 21, 2002. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Lakers Earvin "Magic" Johnson hugs team owner Jerry Buss in the locker room after they won the 1980 NBA championship from the 76ers in Philadelphia May 17, 1980. They drank champagne and admired their trophy following the 123-107 win in the sixth game of the series. (AP photo/Gene Pushkar)
Earvin "Magic" Johnson announces his retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers as Lakers' owner Dr. Jerry Buss, left, and Johnson's wife Earletha, known as Cookie, center, listen during a press conference Nov.7, 1991 at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Johnson said he decided to retIre from professional basketball after testing positive for the AIDS virus. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) Earletha (Cookie) Kelley
COMMERCE, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss (C) plays poker during the "Celebrities and Pros Match Skills As World Poker Tour Hits Los Angeles" at the Commerce Casino on February 25, 2003 in Commerce, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
1989-1990: Los Angeles Lakers head coach Pat Riley (left) poses with owner Jerry Boss. Mandatory Credit: Ken Levine /Allsport
Los Angeles Lakers coach Paul Westhead, left, shake hands with Lakers' owner Jerry Buss, April 1980. (AP Photo)
Guard Earvin (Magic) Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on with Lakers owner Jerry Boss during a game.
Los Angeles Kings center Marcel Dionne left holds his team Jersey as Kings owner Dr. Jerry Buss joins Dionne in Inglewood , Ca., at anews conference Aug. 21, 1980. Dionne, who led the National Hockey League in scoring last season, signed a six year contract with the Kings worth a reported $3.6 million, the richest ever in pro hockey.(AP Photo/Randy Rasmussen)
INGLEWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 16: Guard Earvin "Magic" Johnson #32 of the Los Angeles Lakers at his retirement ceremony with Lakers owner Jerry Buss on February 16, 1992 at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ken Levine/Getty Images)
Dr. Jerry Buss at the Friars Club in Beverly Hills, Ca. to honor and roast Earvin "Magic" Johnson with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.
Phil Jackson and Dr. Jerry Buss at a Los Angeles Lakers victory party hosted by owner Dr. Jerry Buss and coach Phil Jackson at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, Ca. Sunday, June 16, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect.
19 Jun 2000: Commissioner David Stern presents Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers Jerry Buss the NBA Championship trophy in action during the NBA Finals Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Lakers defeated the Pacers 116-111. (Ezra O. Shaw /Allsport)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JUNE 12: Lakers Owner Dr. Jerry Buss celebrates after defeating the New Jersey Nets in Game four of the 2002 NBA Finals at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 12, 2002. The Lakers won 112-106 to sweep the series and take the 2002 championship title. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory copyright notice: Copyright 2002 NBAE (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Jerry Buss, center, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, poses with the Lakers Girls cheerleaders, after being honored with a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Jerry Buss, center, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, is greeted by the Lakers Girls cheerleaders, after being honored with a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Jerry Buss, left, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, right, joke before Buss was honored with a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Jerry Buss, left, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers team, poses with Snoop Dogg, after Buss was honored with a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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