RIP Jerry Buss

[djohn2oo8]

Mike Bresnahan (http://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan) @Mike_Bresnahan (http://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan) 2 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/statuses/303530871489703936)
Lakers owner Jerry Buss passed away this morning. A sad day for L.A.




RIP

[Ashy Larry]

lol ... damn near at the same time .......

[djohn2oo8]

lol ... damn near at the same time .......

lol i know

[Relevancy]

Great guy, probably banged more girls then the average Joe, arguably the best owner of sports

Rest In Peace Dr.

[Clipper Nation]

Damn, that's sad... condolences...

[shyne]

Rip Dr. Buss, did they ever say what kind of cancer he had?

[scanry]

RIP Doc.

[tp2021]

RIP

[td4mvp2k]

Rip Dr. Buss, did they ever say what kind of cancer he had?

Ya the kind that your teams coach and player is D'Antoni and Howard.

[timtonymanu]

:td

That sucks. Condolences.

[CubanMustGo]

Ya the kind that your teams coach and player is D'Antoni and Howard.

^ clASS.

Condolences to Lakers fans.

[FromWayDowntown]

RIP Dr. Buss.

[8FOR!3]

Sorry to hear. RIP.

[monosylab1k]

:lmao

[jeebus]

RIP Buss and RIP Lakers org. Jimmy's got the keys to the Ferrari and he's gonna take it offroading.

[The Batman]

Mono with the No regard for human life goods.

[monosylab1k]

Mono with the No regard for human life goods.

Oh crap, i clicked the wrong emoticon. I meant to click this one :rollin

[monosylab1k]

Oh shit i did it again

[gaKNOW!blee]

Lol Kool believes in god

[whitemamba]

Rip. to the greatest owner in sports .

[Killakobe81]

Great owner. Cool guy, world class pun hound, accomplished poker player, business man and one of the best owner in all of pro sports.

This year like I said ... cursed. Sad he had to go with his team under .500 he deserves better.

[jeebus]

After he saw Kirby win the National Worldwide American Undisputed Block Title Championship Belt last night in Houston, he knew this season was an accomplishment and could finally let go.

[Man In Black]

Great owner...the innovator of NBA glitz. Love the showtime era, hated the PJax era but feel Doc Jerry was great for the game.
RIP

[monosylab1k]

Wasn't this guy a part time pedo or is that one of the other Lakers with a sexual deviant past?

[GB20]

RIP

[ffadicted]

Great fucking owner TBH RIP

[Koolaid_Man]

Great owner. Cool guy, world class pun hound, accomplished poker player, business man and one of the best owner in all of pro sports.

This year like I said ... cursed. Sad he had to go with his team under .500 he deserves better.

^ let me drop some wisdom in a rare moment of candor and sympathy from Kool....I know you mean well but you're wrong...given the context... the game of life is much more important than being above .500....and Kobe and the players visiting him in his final days I'm 100% certain means much more than a stat it..sitting and talking to him as a player as a person he knows that brought him many years of pleasure means the world....there's an old cliche about life that my father shared with me years ago....The beginning is scary, the ending is usually sad, but the middle is what counts." When a person is dying they look back on the "middle" of what they accomplished in life..and when he looked back he saw - 10 titles as owner of arguably the greatest sports team in history :toast

[Bynumite]

RIP good Doc.

[GB20]

This has to be one of the worse year for the lakers, losing a cool owner, gasol, hill and maybe howard

[Red Hawk #21]

RIP Dr Buss

[Clipper Nation]

RIP Buss and RIP Lakers org. Jimmy's got the keys to the Ferrari and he's gonna take it offroading.
Not to mention, once the estate tax kicks in, the Lakers will probably be fucked financially for a long time...

[Ashy Larry]

just a great dude and he was a straight G ........

[baseline bum]

Sad day for the league. At least Dr. Buss had an incredible ride on his short time on Earth. We should all be so lucky.

[Cry Havoc]

Sad news. Hopefully he went without any pain.

[HeatChamps]

lol Lakers. Changing of the guard?

[Killakobe81]

^ let me drop some wisdom in a rare moment of candor and sympathy from Kool....I know you mean well but you're wrong...given the context... the game of life is much more important than being above .500....and Kobe and the players visiting him in his final days I'm 100% certain means much more than a stat it..sitting and talking to him as a player as a person he knows that brought him many years of pleasure means the world....there's an old cliche about life that my father shared with me years ago....The beginning is scary, the ending is usually sad, but the middle is what counts." When a person is dying they look back on the "middle" of what they accomplished in life..and when he looked back he saw - 10 titles as owner of arguably the greatest sports team in history :toast

I get that ...and I think the words you shared are wise. But doesnt change the fact Buss deserved better. Even if he was not running the day-to-day, and sure we had plenty of injuries ... but this still sucks that he footed the bill for an expensive roster and they played like crap. I hope if they do something before the game for Buss there is NO WAY this Laker team can allow Boston to come in to Jerry's home and beat us this week. IF Dwight Howard has any real competitive fire he will meet this challenge because Im sure Kobe will ... it would also help IF MWP could play Pierce liek he did in 2010 ... last game he gave us nothing ...

But back to the point I wouldnt say it's like losing an uncle but like losing a parent of one of your good friends ... they welcomed you to their home, fed you some meals and maybe eeven took you to a game or a movie and now they are gone. Tough year in Lakerland ...

[Koolaid_Man]

I get that ...and I think the words you shared are wise. But doesnt change the fact Buss deserved better. Even if he was not running the day-to-day, and sure we had plenty of injuries ... but this still sucks that he footed the bill for an expensive roster and they played like crap. I hope if they do something before the game for Buss there is NO WAY this Laker team can allow Boston to come in to Jerry's home and beat us this week. IF Dwight Howard has any real competitive fire he will meet this challenge because Im sure Kobe will ... it would also help IF MWP could play Pierce liek he did in 2010 ... last game he gave us nothing ...

But back to the point I wouldnt say it's like losing an uncle but like losing a parent of one of your good friends ... they welcomed you to their home, fed you some meals and maybe eeven took you to a game or a movie and now they are gone. Tough year in Lakerland ...


^ just something to think about...he's made way way way way way more than he's ever spent...EVER! .largely due to Kobe....

[Koolaid_Man]

Jerry Buss, longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, has passed away at the age of 80.

Buss had been hospitalized with an undiagnosed form of cancer.

Buss purchased the Lakers from Jack Kent Cooke in 1979.

Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar each visited Buss during his final days.

[monosylab1k]

Jerry Buss, longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, has passed away at the age of 80.

Buss had been hospitalized with an undiagnosed form of cancer.

Buss purchased the Lakers from Jack Kent Cooke in 1979.

Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar each visited Buss during his final days.

You mean he and George Lynch weren't kicking it?

[dunkman]

RIP, the Lakers have run out of luck tbh.

[timvp]

RIP. Great owner. Great life.

Hopefully he gets rewarded with 72 more Filipinas.

[dylankerouac]

Rest in peace Dr. Buss.

[Mel_13]

RIP Dr. Buss. One of the great owners in professional sports.

[IronMaxipad]

RIP

http://i.imgur.com/d8ci2YZ.jpg

:(

[DMC]

RIP

[Jt.ONE]

what a unpredictable year on all accounts.

RIP.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol +1 on Mono and :lmao at jeebus..

:lol dying a happy man after witnessing Kobe block Lebron

:lol Kobe rewarding the man that blessed him with perennial luxury tax teams by making him watch a non-playoff team during his last season on Earth

:lol Lakers getting blown out are the last games that Buss watched

:lol watching your son failing at owning a team during your last days

:lol his last thought was probably realizing he paid 30 million this year for an ASG block

:lol that cancer didn't pay for the basketball reasons

[Medvedenko]

Sad year in Lakerland. Awful news, however he led a full life and brought joy to Laker fans by making ballsy decisions put the Lakers on top of the mountain.

[td4mvp2k]

Sad year in Lakerland. Awful news, however he led a full life and brought joy to Laker fans by making ballsy decisions put the Lakers on top of the mountain.

On top of the mountain to LA's skid row... :lol

[Mal]

RIP

[Clipper Nation]

:lol that cancer didn't pay for the basketball reasons
:lmao :lmao :lmao

[Medvedenko]

On top of the mountain to LA's skid row... :lol

Good one......

[Koolaid_Man]

:lol +1 on Mono and :lmao at jeebus..

:lol dying a happy man after witnessing Kobe block Lebron

:lol Kobe rewarding the man that blessed him with perennial luxury tax teams by making him watch a non-playoff team during his last season on Earth

:lol Lakers getting blown out are the last games that Buss watched

:lol watching your son failing at owning a team during your last days

:lol his last thought was probably realizing he paid 30 million this year for an ASG block

:lol that cancer didn't pay for the basketball reasons


Karma will likely be a bitch...enjoy it while you can

[td4mvp2k]

:lol +1 on Mono and :lmao at jeebus..

:lol dying a happy man after witnessing Kobe block Lebron

:lol Kobe rewarding the man that blessed him with perennial luxury tax teams by making him watch a non-playoff team during his last season on Earth

:lol Lakers getting blown out are the last games that Buss watched

:lol watching your son failing at owning a team during your last days

:lol his last thought was probably realizing he paid 30 million this year for an ASG block

:lol that cancer didn't pay for the basketball reasons:lol

[loveforthegame]

RIP. Sad news.

[manufan10]

RIP

[td4mvp2k]

Jerry Buss or Al Davis?

[Killakobe81]

Harlem, I get Trollin is a hobby of yours but don't see what joy you can get out of Buss passing. You can be one of the best posters on here but sometimes you act like the worst. You are like Kobe tbh capable of blocking LeBron James 1 on 1 but capable of being lit up by Nick Young the next ...

[mavs>spurs]

Damn death cheering smack

Almost makes you want to engage in a lil wife smack against the offenders, class and all that

[benefactor]

:lol +1 on Mono and :lmao at jeebus..

:lol dying a happy man after witnessing Kobe block Lebron

:lol Kobe rewarding the man that blessed him with perennial luxury tax teams by making him watch a non-playoff team during his last season on Earth

:lol Lakers getting blown out are the last games that Buss watched

:lol watching your son failing at owning a team during your last days

:lol his last thought was probably realizing he paid 30 million this year for an ASG block

:lol that cancer didn't pay for the basketball reasons
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1410623/sabol4.gif

[Jeff Van Gundy]

Harlem, I get Trollin is a hobby of yours but don't see what joy you can get out of Buss passing. You can be one of the best posters on here but sometimes you act like the worst. You are like Kobe tbh capable of blocking LeBron James 1 on 1 but capable of being lit up by Nick Young the next ...

He just wants attention tbh

[spurraider21]

RIP Dr. Buss. Best NBA owner I can think of

[HarlemHeat37]

He just wants attention tbh

Yep, tbh:lol..

I just find death threads to be disingenuous, especially when it isn't even a player or coach..

Humor is the best coping mechanism for grieving, tbh..

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Let's see if this Lakers team has a "Win one for the Gipper" gear to shift into.

[monosylab1k]

:lol +1 on Mono and :lmao at jeebus..

:lol dying a happy man after witnessing Kobe block Lebron

:lol Kobe rewarding the man that blessed him with perennial luxury tax teams by making him watch a non-playoff team during his last season on Earth

:lol Lakers getting blown out are the last games that Buss watched

:lol watching your son failing at owning a team during your last days

:lol his last thought was probably realizing he paid 30 million this year for an ASG block

:lol that cancer didn't pay for the basketball reasons

:lmao

[Clipper Nation]

Let's see if this Lakers team has a "Win one for the Gipper" gear to shift into.
They don't even have a "win one against the Clippers" gear right now :lol

[Robz4000]

RIP Dr. Buss. If not for him I wouldn't have a team to hate above all others (might not have a team to root for either)...

[z0sa]

:lol his last thought was probably realizing he paid 30 million this year for an ASG block

:rollin

[Woo Bum-kon]

I can't pretend to be sad about the death of a complete stranger whose actions don't really matter to me either way.

[Thebesteva]

I can't pretend to be sad about the death of a complete stranger whose actions don't really matter to me either way.

Karma Police Arrest this man

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7udbvjvOp1r37tz2o1_500.gif

[FkLA]

The guy lived a long life full of luxury and pussy, so I dont see why its so sad and all this other shit. Old people die all the time and unless its my family I dont really give a shit tbh. I just hope this means the beginning of Jimbo led, long-term Laker mediocrity.

[cheguevara]

has a lakerfan ever made it to heaven?

[Budkin]

RIP to one of the best owners ever

[Shastafarian]

JERRY BUSS - has owned the Lakers since 1979, during which the team won an amazing 10 championships, died today at the age of 80. Kobe Bryant will try several dozen times but eventually miss the funeral.

[td4mvp2k]

The guy lived a long life full of luxury and pussy, so I dont see why its so sad and all this other shit. Old people die all the time and unless its my family I dont really give a shit tbh. I just hope this means the beginning of Jimbo led, long-term Laker mediocrity.:lol wannabe hugh hefner!


has a lakerfan ever made it to heaven?I dont think they ever made it thru the 405...

[HI-FI]

Great owner...the innovator of NBA glitz. Love the showtime era, hated the PJax era but feel Doc Jerry was great for the game.
RIP
this. as a kid from Cali, the Showtime Lakers were my favorite team. too bad the 00s brought with them such an unlikeable team, but Dr. Buss brought a lot of entertainment to the league. It sounds like he spent a lot of his cash on banging young Cali starlets, can't say I blame him. Rest in Peace.

[JingleJangleJingle]

Karma will likely be a bitch...enjoy it while you can

if Karma was real, Kobe would not have 5 rings and the meteor that exploded over Russia would have landed in LA killing millions of Laker fans.

[silverblk mystix]

:lol +1 on Mono and :lmao at jeebus..

:lol dying a happy man after witnessing Kobe block Lebron

:lol Kobe rewarding the man that blessed him with perennial luxury tax teams by making him watch a non-playoff team during his last season on Earth

:lol Lakers getting blown out are the last games that Buss watched

:lol watching your son failing at owning a team during your last days

:lol his last thought was probably realizing he paid 30 million this year for an ASG block

:lol that cancer didn't pay for the basketball reasons







RIP


Just wanted to disagree with you on his last thought....


He probably looked over at Magic Johnson and thought, "how the fuck is this motherfucker still alive...and I gotta check out! Fuck!"

[Bill_Brasky]

I can't pretend to be sad about the death of a complete stranger whose actions don't really matter to me either way.

This is pretty much how I feel...

lol fake sadness

[td4mvp2k]

Hopefully he gets rewarded with 72 more Filipinas.

http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/files/import/i-5892011e4ef7b4cf01b7e3f870e45756-dr-buss.jpg

[cheguevara]

Dr. Buss was into transexuals?

[Silver&Black Warrior]

YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JERRY BUSS HAS DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!!!!!

THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN LIKE AN ISLAND FANTASY FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO RESTORE THE INTEGRITY AND MAGNIFICENCE TO THE GAME OF BASKETBALL!!!!!!! NOW THE RACKETEERING ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE BUSS FAMILY WILL BE LEFT TO SQUABBLE OVER AND ULTIMATELY FLOUNDER THE LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!

WE WON'T HAVE JERRY BUSS TO KICK AROUND ANY MORE!!!!!!!!!

I'LL BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!!!!!!!!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[td4mvp2k]

Dr. Buss was into transexuals?

http://terryeverton.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jerry-buss-celebrities-sighted-arriving-lady-msfGmK.jpg

[KL2]

Kobe let this guy go out like a loser GJ.



I can see Kobe now "Our season starts today :cry, we're doing it for Jerry :cry #countonKobe

[Clipper Nation]

I can see Kobe now "Our season starts today :cry, we're doing it for Jerry :cry #countonKobe

And then promptly going out and getting his ass whooped :lol

[td4mvp2k]

Wasn't this guy a part time pedo or is that one of the other Lakers with a sexual deviant past?http://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dr-jerry-buss-red-carpet.jpghttp://diaryofahollywoodstreetking.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dr-jerry-buss-party-animal.jpg

[irishock]

:lmao

:lmao only on ST

[racm]

Great owner. Cool guy, world class pun hound, accomplished poker player, business man and one of the best owner in all of pro sports.

This year like I said ... cursed. Sad he had to go with his team under .500 he deserves better.

How does it compare to Boston's 2007, just asking.

That said, RIP to an owner whose Hall of Fame induction was well-deserved.

[NRHector]

so is Phil Jackson the new owner?

[racm]

Let's see if this Lakers team has a "Win one for the Gipper" gear to shift into.

Considering the Celtics continued tailspinning after Red Auerbach died (and only got lucky by getting Kevin McHale to give them KG)...

[racm]

so is Phil Jackson the new owner?

I think the kids get a fair share IIRC. The problem is that Jim "I'm not Dolan I swear" Buss has been in charge of the everyday affairs for a while now, while his sister Jeanie has a rift with him (especially since Jimbo has a beef with PJ).

[NRHector]

I think the kids get a fair share IIRC. The problem is that Jim "I'm not Dolan I swear" Buss has been in charge of the everyday affairs for a while now, while his sister Jeanie has a rift with him (especially since Jimbo has a beef with PJ).

Jeanie and Phil are getting marry so he can be a co-owner unless they get a pre-nuptial agreement

[racm]

Jeanie and Phil are getting marry so he can be a co-owner unless they get a pre-nuptial agreement

Fair enough. Still think they'll squabble over who gets to run the franchise.

[NRHector]

Fair enough. Still think they'll squabble over who gets to run the franchise.

more drama coming up in LA

[Samr.]

First Brown, now Buss. I wonder who'll be the next casualty of this lakers season.

[lefty]

http://sportsthenandnow.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/1980-NBA-Finals.jpg

http://postmediawindsorstar.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/correction_obit_jerry_buss-4.jpg?w=630


" It's safe to say that your job is safe, Paul ! "

http://www.ryot.org.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Obit-Jerry-Buss_Darg-1.jpg


" Jerry ....... I want to play PG full time ...... Norm Nixon is a fuckn ballhog .... Westhead is mean :cry "

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i3Zv9o--mhQ/T_oo8-2eJnI/AAAAAAAABCk/DsLpris-Ti8/s1600/magic1.jpg

http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0902/lakers.historical.photos/images/pat-riley-jerry-west.jpg

[Venti Quattro]

RIP, Mr. Showtime.

[Venti Quattro]

Dr. Buss is my favorite USC Trojan.

[JoeTait75]

Best owner of a sports team in my lifetime, hands-down. RIP, Dr. Buss.

[Silver&Black Warrior]

YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JERRY BUSS HAS DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!!!!!

THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN LIKE AN ISLAND FANTASY FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO RESTORE THE INTEGRITY AND MAGNIFICENCE TO THE GAME OF BASKETBALL!!!!!!! NOW THE RACKETEERING ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE BUSS FAMILY WILL BE LEFT TO SQUABBLE OVER AND ULTIMATELY FLOUNDER THE LAKERS!!!!!!!!!!!

WE WON'T HAVE JERRY BUSS TO KICK AROUND ANY MORE!!!!!!!!!

I'LL BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!!!!!!!!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Latarian Milton]

Jeanie and Phil are getting marry so he can be a co-owner unless they get a pre-nuptial agreement
then phil would probably make a strong comeback and assume a pat-riley role on the lakershow, supervising the whole team in all areas.

[ElNono]

rip

[BoricuaCJA]

RIP to a great owner! Sorry to hear for your loss Laker fans.

[blkroadrunners]

RIP

[midnightpulp]

Great owner. Buss doesn't buy the team from Kent, and right now the Lakers have the New York Knicks' history instead of 10 more championships.

[LnGrrrR]

Sucks to hear. Definitely pushed the NBA in a good direction.

[symple19]

Good riddance.

I'm glad he's dead

[Sportspolymath]

Buss was a great owner, and he will be missed.

[Sportstudi]

RIP

[phxspurfan]

RIP