REPORT: JEANIE BUSS TOOK AWAY JERRY WEST'S LAKERS SEASON TICKETS
Plenty of Los Angeles Lakers fans have lamented the fact that, in recent years, their beloved franchise has resembled a soap opera more than a legitimate championship-caliber operation.
Ever since former owner Dr. Jerry Buss died in 2013, his daughter Jeanie has assumed control of the team. Jeanie Buss' brother Jim was put in charge of basketball operations, but he was seen as incompetent in that role, and the two didn't exactly seem to get along.
Then there was Jeanie Buss' romantic relationship with Phil Jackson, who coached the Lakers from 1999 to 2004, then returned for six more seasons in 2005 after taking a one-year sabbatical. While that relationship may have been sincere, it rubbed some in the organization the wrong way.
The late Jerry West, who was an executive for the team from 1982 to 2000, was one of those who didn't approve of the relationship between Jeanie Buss and Jackson. According to one report, she responded by essentially dislodging West from the organization.
It is unthinkable that he was treated the way he was after all he had done to build up the Lakers brand for decades. But unfortunately, that's the way it turned out.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Report: Jeanie Buss took away Jerry West's Lakers season tickets
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