Buss Brothers Buy 5% Padres for $3.9B
Joey and Jesse Buss have joined the San Diego Padres’ ownership group as minority investors, acquiring about 5% and serving on the advisory board, bringing their Lakers-era experience with salary caps and long-term roster development to baseball. Their move coincides with the Padres’ new ownership group’s closing of an MLB-record valuation and ongoing Buss family drama linked to the Lakers sale, as they also pursue an NBA Europe stake.
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About Jerry Buss
Gerald Hatten Buss was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. Buss owned other professional sports franchises in Southern California.
Everything about Jerry Buss →- Occupation
- poker player, businessperson, chemist, basketball player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 27, 1933
- Died
- February 18, 2013