NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is finally expected to step in and try to calm down the decade-long Buss family drama threatening the Los Angeles Lakers. But after years of infighting, coup attempts, and firings running wild, you gotta ask: what in the world took so long? This isn’t some new squabble; it’s a constant mess that has unfolded right under his nose for ages.
The Mess That Just Wouldn’t Quit
Listen, the Buss family drama has been a constant for the Lakers for over a decade now. We’re talking about everything from full-blown coup attempts to firings and general, messy infighting among the siblings. Most of that chaos, believe it or not, has happened on Adam Silver’s watch. And to be frank, he hasn’t exactly done much to tamp down those flames or smooth things over through the years. If we’re being honest, owner oversight hasn’t been a strong suit for him as commissioner. Some might even suggest it’s an area he’d aspire to seriously improve. So, for him to suddenly want to fix the “latest, and maybe final,” Buss family drama now? Yeah, that feels a little funny, right?
Silver’s New Play… and Why It Feels Off
The word is out, thanks to Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal: Silver is expected to try and help calm things down in Los Angeles. Sources close to the situation apparently believe the Commissioner, who has always been tight with Jeanie Buss, will step in to try and smooth over the chaos. Good luck with that, man! After seeing how he’s handled the whole situation with Steve Ballmer and the Clippers, how much confidence should anyone really have that he’ll figure this one out? Sure, in his defense, these are different situations with different relationships. He definitely has a much better relationship with Jeanie after all their years of working together compared to Ballmer. But still, what’s he even going to say to her? He’s got good relationships with both Jeanie and Bob Iger, which sounds complicated enough. This whole thing just screams like a mess that Silver won’t be able to fix.
The Real Stake in This Game?
If Silver was truly worried about this family drama, he literally had a decade to try and calm things down. A whole ten years! All the guy seems genuinely worried about now, according to the whispers, is that one of his friends might not be able to buy an NBA team. Color me incredibly skeptical that he’s going to have any real luck smoothing things over at this point. It’s way, way too late for that. We’ve seen him present the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament championship trophy to the Lakers after they beat the Indiana Pacers 123-109 back in Las Vegas on December 9, 2023, so he’s been there for their wins. But for the deep-seated ownership issues? It feels like this intervention is driven by something else, and the long-term stability of the Lakers’ ownership is still totally up in the air.
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Originally reported by Silver Screen and Roll.
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