Monday, February 18, 2013

DEVELOPING: Jerry Buss Dies At 79

According to the LA Times, long-time Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has died at the age of 79...

He had been receiving treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for an "undisclosed form of cancer" in the middle of last week.

From Mike Bresnahan's article last week, he discloses Buss' recent medical problems:

He underwent an undisclosed surgery last August and was admitted a month earlier for what the team said was dehydration. He was also hospitalized in December 2011 for blood clots in his leg caused by excessive travel, according to the Lakers.

A report Thursday from radaronline.com said that players were visiting Buss because of “what they expect to be his final days.”


Buss is largely credited with bringing showtime elements to both the Lakers and the NBA with the installment of talent he brought to the Forum in the 1980's, and being integral to its renaissance...

Here's his speech when he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame...


More when we know more...

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