The unease began earlier today, when it was announced that long-time Los Angeles Lakers executives and minority owners Joey and Jesse Buss, the children of the late Dr. Jerry Buss, the beloved former Lakers owner, had been fired from the organization by new management led by Mark Walter. Soon after, veteran NBA insider Shams Charania provided more details on their release.

Charania, appearing on ESPN, reported, “ Sources tell me that the Lakers have fired, effective immediately, two minority owners as well as leading basketball executives in Joey and Jesse Buss. Most of the front office scouting department has been fired today .”

He continued, “ You think about just going back to when Mark Walter took over. Possibly, these changes were on the horizon eventually. Jeanie Buss has stayed

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