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The Buss brothers blasted the Lakers after being fired! Dissatisfied with being treated as an enemy and didn’t speak to Jenny Pelinka for five months

8:31am, 22 November 2025【Basketball】

On November 22, the NBA regular season continues. Joey Buss and Jesse Buss of the Buss family were fired by the Lakers. In an interview, they expressed their dissatisfaction with the Lakers, saying they were treated as enemies within the team and had not spoken to Jenny for five months.

According to previous reports, the Lakers are reorganizing their basketball operations department and have relieved Joey Buss (41 years old) and Jesse Buss (37 years old) from their respective positions in the management. Joey Buss and Jesse Buss are the sons of former Lakers owner Jerry Buss.

In the statement, they mentioned that "I don't know how their father would view all this." They said about this: "His idea was for us to one day be in charge of the basketball operations department. This plan was discussed as early as 15 years ago. At that time, he said that he wanted Jimmy to retire in the next five to seven years, which was about 2010. So he slowly began to involve us. And day-to-day operations. The plan is this: Jenny will be responsible for the business side, and we will help manage the basketball operations department."

Regarding being fired from the Lakers, Jesse Buss said: "A lot of times within the organization, I always. It feels like I'm working against them. Like the enemy, so to speak. We know more about what's going on with the team through the media than directly from the front office or anyone on the team, but all I want is the best for this team. Success. As for who gets the credit, or who is involved in those decisions, it doesn't matter as long as it is best for the Lakers."

In addition, Jesse Buss also said that he has not spoken to Jenny and Pelinka for five months. It is worth mentioning that Jenny, Johnny, Jim, and Jenny were born to Bass Sr. and his wife Joanne Mueller, and Joey and Jesse were the illegitimate children of Bass Sr. and his girlfriend Karen Demel.

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