As the glamour franchise of the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers are no strangers to drama. Throughout the years, there was seemingly always a major story following the storied franchise and it was to be expected given all of the media attention and publicity they attracted.
In fact, it was not that long ago when the organizational hierarchy was in disarray due to friction between Jeanie and Jim Buss. When Jerry Buss left the team to his children, it was with Jeanie handling business operations and Jim overseeing basketball decisions.
The team went into a tailspin, which culminated with Jeanie ousting Jim to assume full control of the team.