Lakers: The time has come for Jim Buss

[ElNono]

The time has come for Jim Buss

His late father trusted him to lead the Lakers into the future. Now is his moment.

It's hard to say why we save the things we save when someone dies. Why a particular shirt feels meaningful or why it's hard to delete certain voicemails. The list of things a loved one leaves in a will might be long. It's often what they didn't have to include in the will that sticks with you.

Among other things, Jim Buss saved a voicemail from his father from Jan. 20, less than a month before the Lakers' Hall of Fame owner, Jerry Buss, died after an 18-month battle with cancer. He has replayed it so many times he knows it by heart.

" 'Hey Jim, it's your dad,' " Buss says, mimicking his father's squeaky voice. " 'What an incredible waste of talent. Oh well. The experiment didn't work.' "

Buss had missed the call. His dad had wanted to talk to him about the Los Angeles Lakers' disappointing season.

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http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...angeles-lakers

[spurraider21]

The time has come for Jim Buss

His late father trusted him to lead the Lakers into the future. Now is his moment.

It's hard to say why we save the things we save when someone dies. Why a particular shirt feels meaningful or why it's hard to delete certain voicemails. The list of things a loved one leaves in a will might be long. It's often what they didn't have to include in the will that sticks with you.

Among other things, Jim Buss saved a voicemail from his father from Jan. 20, less than a month before the Lakers' Hall of Fame owner, Jerry Buss, died after an 18-month battle with cancer. He has replayed it so many times he knows it by heart.

" 'Hey Jim, it's your dad,' " Buss says, mimicking his father's squeaky voice. " 'What an incredible waste of talent. Oh well. The experiment didn't work.' "

Buss had missed the call. His dad had wanted to talk to him about the Los Angeles Lakers' disappointing season.

Read more:
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...angeles-lakers

holy I thought that was a joke

[Venti Quattro]

I hope he dies in a fire

[benefactor]

Looking forward to the Fredo Buss era.

[spurraider21]

Jerry knew they wouldn't "turn it around." already deemed it a failure on January 20. It killed him to know the Lakers were doomed. killed him. along with magic's aids

[AchillesHeel]

Jerry knew they wouldn't "turn it around." already deemed it a failure on January 20. It killed him to know the Lakers were doomed. killed him. along with magic's aids

He had a stroke when they told him the Lakers were 8 games under .500, tbh.

73 - 9

[Clipper Nation]

Fredo
Jerry's squeaky voice
Jerry calling his son "an incredible waste of talent"

[CavsSuperFan]

We will see who is laughing when Jim Buss gets part owner guy of the year...Believe!

[gambit1990]

Among other things, Jim Buss saved a voicemail from his father from Jan. 20, less than a month before the Lakers' Hall of Fame owner, Jerry Buss, died after an 18-month battle with cancer. He has replayed it so many times he knows it by heart.

" 'Hey Jim, it's your dad,' " Buss says, mimicking his father's squeaky voice. " 'What an incredible waste of talent. Oh well. The experiment didn't work.' "

[Michael Jordan.]

The time has come for Jim Buss

His late father trusted him to lead the Lakers into the future. Now is his moment.

It's hard to say why we save the things we save when someone dies. Why a particular shirt feels meaningful or why it's hard to delete certain voicemails. The list of things a loved one leaves in a will might be long. It's often what they didn't have to include in the will that sticks with you.

Among other things, Jim Buss saved a voicemail from his father from Jan. 20, less than a month before the Lakers' Hall of Fame owner, Jerry Buss, died after an 18-month battle with cancer. He has replayed it so many times he knows it by heart.

" 'Hey Jim, it's your dad,' " Buss says, mimicking his father's squeaky voice. " 'What an incredible waste of talent. Oh well. The experiment didn't work.' "

Buss had missed the call. His dad had wanted to talk to him about the Los Angeles Lakers' disappointing season.

Read more:
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...angeles-lakers

[Michael Jordan.]