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Los Angeles Lakers Owner Jerry Buss Dies

Tony Wright — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:50:29 +0000

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has died. Buss had been fighting on undisclosed form of cancer, but according to Buss' assistant, Bob Steiner, the "immediate cause of death was kidney failure." He was 80.

Maloofs Agree to Sell Sacramento Kings to Seattle Group; To Become SuperSonics

Tony Wright — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:54:33 +0000

According to sources, the owners have the Sacramento Kings have agreed to sell the team to an ownership group in Seattle. The group plans to move the team back to that city and reclaim the name Supersonics.

Phoenix Suns Fire Head Coach Alvin Gentry as Team Sits in NBA Western Conference Cellar

Tony Wright — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:37:28 +0000

Another NBA coach rides off into the sunset, sort of speaking. The Phoenix Suns and head coach Alvin Gentry have parted ways.

Jack Nicholson Says Peace Out to the Lakers

Jeff Thurn — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:54:52 +0000

A staple court-side at the Staples Center every Lakers home game is Jack Nicholson. He usually gets there early and stays til the end. With the Lakers team in disaray and no end in sight, maybe even Jack is getting a little tired of what’s going on in LA LA Land. On Friday night, the [...]

NBA Owners Donate Millions to Vietnam Memorial Project

Shauna Wright — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:21:53 +0000

NBA team owners Michael Heisley of the Memphis Grizzlies and Peter Holt of the San Antonio Spurs have made the largest private donations toward a project that will honor the 58,000 veterans killed during the Vietnam War and be located on the site of the Washington, D.C. memorial.

Holt, a decorated Vietnam vet who contributed $1 million and will match any donations made by other Texas residents, said, “We want to create an education center that puts faces to the names on that wall, but also help people understand as less and less people serve in the military what the military has done for the United States.”