Laker Girl

by Jeanie Buss, Steve Springer

Overview

The Lakers own Los Angeles, and the Buss family owns the Lakers. Yet despite all the championship banners the team has put on the walls of Staples Center, and despite all the books the Lakers have put on the shelves of fans—featuring everybody from Jerry West to Magic Johnson to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Phil Jackson to Chick Hearn—there has never been a book on the Lakers from the Buss family. Until now. Until Jeanie Buss.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617492709
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	11/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	792 KB

About the Author

Jeanie Buss is entering her 11th season as the Lakers' executive vice president of business operations and is responsible for overseeing all of the Lakers' business operations, including relationships with the team's broadcast partners, FSN West, KCBS/KCAL 9-TV, and ESPN Radio. Working closely with Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and assistant general managers Jim Buss and Ronnie Lester, she is also involved with the team's marketing, sponsorships, and other business dealings. Steve Springer is a former sportswriter who spent 25 years at the Los Angeles Times. This is his eighth book, and his fourth on the Los Angeles Lakers. He is also the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller American Son with boxer Oscar De La Hoya. Phil Jackson is a retired professional basketball coach and player who is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the NBA. He has won 11 NBA titles as a coach, six with the Chicago Bulls five with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Table of Contents

Foreword Phil Jackson vii

Introduction ix

1 Wyoming Roots: Harsh Times, High Hopes 3

2 October 11

3 Monopoly: Playing for Keeps 21

4 November 33

5 Crowning Achievements: From the Palisades to Inglewood 61

6 December 71

7 Expanding My Universe 93

8 January 103

9 Picking Strings to Learn the Ropes 127

10 February 137

11 Cold Days in Moscow, Hot Nights at the Forum 153

12 March 167

13 Passions and Priorities: Wife, Playmate, and NBA Governor 185

14 April 199

15 Phil: An Immediate Spark Between Us 217

16 May 231

17 A Gender Gap? Don't You Believe It 251

18 June-August 257

19 After the Glory, a Time to Say Good-bye: 2010-13 277

Acknowledgments 309