LOS ANGELES — Jeanie Buss is asking a judge to order her two brothers to ensure she is elected to the Lakers’ board of directors so she can continue as the controlling owner of the team as outlined in the family trust set up by their late father.
In papers filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jeanie Buss maintains that her brother Johnny “with the active participation of (brother) Jim breached the express terms of the trust that require them to take all actions reasonably available to them to ensure that (Jeanie) remains the controlling owner of the Lakers.