Buss Siblings Call Jeanie Buss' Petition To Block Lakers Stake Sale 'Baseless'

Five of Jeanie Buss' siblings filed formal opposition on Wednesday to her claim that they cannot sell the Buss Family Trust's shares in the Los Angeles Lakers. The filing in Los Angeles Superior Court escalates a dispute that could determine her future as team governor. Jimmy, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss maintain the trust can include its roughly 17.8 percent stake in the pending sale of the franchise. The siblings called Jeanie's petition legally and factually baseless in a statement....