JEANIE BUSS ALMOST TRADED LEBRON JAMES BECAUSE HE WASN’T “GRATEFUL” ENOUGH FOR THE BRONNY PICK
Behind the Lakers’ $10 Billion Sale: A Family Feud and a LeBron James Rift The $10 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers in late 2025 didn’t just set a record for the largest transaction in sports history. It publicly concluded a decades long drama of deep seated family discord, corporate power struggles, and, at the center of the storm, a deteriorating relationship between owner Jeanie Buss and the franchise’s superstar, LeBron James. A major ESPN report reveals that Buss privately felt James was not “grateful” enough after the Lakers drafted his son, Bronny, and even considered trading him to
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