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] In 1979, he purchased the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA, the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL, The Forum, and a 13,000-acre ranch in the Sierra Nevada from Jack Kent Cooke for $67.5 million (equivalent to $280 million in 2023). [10] [11] Buss later sold his controlling interest in the Kings to Bruce McNall in 1988.
Winning Time Season 2 Episode 2 introduces Honey as Jerry Buss' long-lost love. Here's what to know about the character and the real-life people she's based on.
He acquired majority ownership of TelePrompTer cable TV, and sold it in the late 1970s for $646 million. [9] In 1979, he acquired the Chrysler Building in New York City, one of the world's most renowned skyscrapers. In 1985, Cooke bought the Los Angeles Daily News for $176 million. [10] A year later, he acquired another cable TV company. [11]
Zadora and Riklis bought the Beverly Hills mansion Pickfair Manor in January 1988 from Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss for almost US$7 million (equivalent to almost $18 million in 2023). They demolished most of the structure while keeping the guest houses, claiming that termites and time had made repairs difficult. [29]
[Clip from "Winning Time": Jerry Buss ... It's 1979. Magic Johnson has been drafted to the Lakers. Jerry Buss is coming in as the new owner, and Jerry West, the passionate coach, is seeing how ...
People in the sports world will know Buss as the man who helped usher in the Lakers “Showtime Era,” where the run-and-gun style of basketball was highlighted and a winning dynasty was created.
During the 1984–85 season, the Lazers began to broadcast their games on Prime Ticket, which was the regional sports network created by Dr. Jerry Buss for Southern California. This first Lazers broadcast was only the second event to have ever been aired on the Prime Ticket Network.
In celebration of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, we’re taking a looking at the real-time characters behind the show. This is Dr. Jerry Buss. ... This is Dr. Jerry Buss ...