A Hollywood Ending, page 35
“Yes, I already told him”: Legacy, Episode 2.
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“I want you to know what it feels like”: Jeanie Buss and Steve Springer, Laker Girl, 217.
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Buss showed up to the wedding reception: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 186.
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“I was homesick”: Legacy, Episode 5.
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“I felt such a sense of relief”: Legacy, Episode 5.
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enticed tennis stars: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 132.
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“I didn’t take it as much as a sexual advance”: Legacy, Episode 5.
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He reduced the team’s annual losses: Legacy, Episode 5.
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“We were probably best friends”: Legacy, Episode 2.
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“all they did was blame me”: Lidz, “She’s Got Balls.”
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“With a colt”: Lidz, “She’s Got Balls.”
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“I wouldn’t mind Jeanie having control”: Lidz, “She’s Got Balls.”
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“We all understood that”: Tania Ganguli, “Johnny Buss Distances Himself from Siblings and the Lakers,” Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2017.
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“I had never seen him like that”: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 302.
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Kobe visited him three times: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 302.
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he wanted to repay his former star: Bill Plaschke, “To Magic Johnson, Jerry Buss Was Friend, Mentor and ‘Second Father,’ ” Los Angeles Times, February 19, 2013.
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“I love you”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“None of us really knew”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“I think [Dr. Buss] kept it to himself”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“Are you kidding?”: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 220.
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“get the fuck out”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“I think Mike was in over his head”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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Where’s Jeanie?: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 293.
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“I thought things would be different”: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 294.
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Jeanie left with her dog: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 294.
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“He told us he didn’t want to coach”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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Jackson…thought the meeting went great: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 296.
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“It was clear to me”: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 296.
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Okay. All right. Okay: Buss and Springer, Laker Girl, 296.
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“I wonder where all that came from?”: Golianopoulos, “Family Business.”
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“A great farter”: Andrew Sharp, “Dwight Howard Was Great at Farting,” SB Nation, October 2, 2012.
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“Did you kick me?”: Baxter Holmes, “Kobe’s Career Is Ending, but His Playing Days Ended Long Ago,” ESPN, April 11, 2016.
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Nash showed up: Henry Abbott, “Is Kobe the Reason for the Lakers’ Downfall?,” ESPN, November 29, 2015.
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You have to learn how it’s done: Adrian Wojnarowski, “Kobe Bryant Challenges Dwight Howard in Meeting,” Yahoo Sports, July 3, 2013.
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“They would’ve probably had”: Ramona Shelburne, “Lakers VP Jeanie Buss Says Her Dad Could Have Wooed Dwight Howard to Stay in L.A.,” ESPN, August 8, 2013.
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2. Klutch Time
he set up a holding company: Tim Arango, “LeBron Inc.,” Fortune, December 10, 2007.
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“He tells me what socks to buy”: “Buffett Sits Courtside to Watch Buddy LeBron Play,” Associated Press, March 26, 2007.
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“There’s no way”: “Michael Jordan on LeBron James’ Decision: I Wouldn’t Have Called Larry Bird, Magic Johnson,” Associated Press, July 19, 2010.
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“narcissistic”: Maureen Dowd, “Miami’s Hoops Cartel,” New York Times, July 10, 2010.
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“When I’m done [playing]”: S. L. Price, “The King Maker: Why Rich Paul Will Own the NBA Summer,” Sports Illustrated, June 12, 2019.
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waiting to board a flight: Rich Paul, Lucky Me, 228.
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“The minute I met Rich”: Paul, Lucky Me, vii.
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setting up Paul and his mother: Paul, Lucky Me, 22.
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He gave them cash: Paul, Lucky Me, 59.
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“I felt more alone”: Paul, Lucky Me, 191.
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a salary of $48,000: Paul, Lucky Me, 234.
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“He was really stuck”: Uninterrupted, More Than an Athlete (ESPN, November 2018), Episode 5.
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“He was in a lot of places”: More Than an Athlete, Episode 5.
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“I learned nothing at CAA”: Isaac Chotiner, “LeBron James’s Agent Is Transforming the Business of Basketball,” New Yorker, May 31, 2021.
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“I knew he had put in time”: More Than an Athlete, Episode 5.
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“another Master P situation”: Chris Broussard, “The Chosen’s One,” ESPN The Magazine, December 25, 2012.
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Ritz-Carlton: Joe Drape, “LeBron James’s Representative Completes His Own Journey,” New York Times, August 17, 2014.
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“I said, ‘Mr. Carter’ ”: “Ex-Mav Jim Jackson Divulges Details of His 1992 Holdout, Explains Why ‘Three Js’ Era Never Panned Out,” Dallas Morning News, January 26, 2014.
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“Finally, the Mavericks came in”: “Ex-Mav Jim Jackson Divulges Details of His 1992 Holdout.”
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“In the NBA”: Mark Termini, Words to Negotiate By.
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“I knew what I didn’t know”: Rich Paul, interview by JJ Redick, The JJ Redick Podcast, October 2023.
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“I’m not the beautiful mind”: Mark Termini, interview by Brian Windhorst, The Hoop Collective, August 2023.
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“Bled felt antsy”: Paul, Lucky Me, xvii.
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“doesn’t do any work”: Paul, Lucky Me, xviii.
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“That was the first real money”: Paul, Lucky Me, xviii.
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3. The Mother of Dragons
When will we be back in the playoffs?: Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (Hulu, 2022), Episode 9.
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“Nobody understands the pressure”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“A year”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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Why would you say that?: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“There’s no way that’s going to happen”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“Just so you know”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“You have to have a real superstar”: Legacy, Episode 10.
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“Basically we put everything”: Kevin Ding, “Ding: LeBron to Lakers? Jim Buss Excited by Free-Agent Possibilities,” Orange County Register, October 18, 2012.
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no interest in taking a pay cut: Serena Winters, “Kobe Bryant Discusses Financial Future with Lakers,” Lakers Nation, July 11, 2013.
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“We never got an opportunity”: Eric Pincus, “Jeanie Buss Says Kobe Bryant Deserves Farewell Tour and His Extension,” Los Angeles Times, March 19, 2014.
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“we don’t have Carnival Cruises”: Dave McMenamin, “Q&A with Jim Buss, Part 1,” ESPN, April 18, 2012.
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“I’ve had a lot of clients”: Henry Abbott, “Is Kobe the Reason for the Lakers’ Downfall?,” ESPN The Magazine, October 20, 2014.
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“I never talked to Jeanie”: Ramona Shelburne, “The Inside Story of the Lakers’ Family Drama,” ESPN, March 8, 2017.
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This is theirs to lose: LaMarcus Aldridge, interview by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, All the Smoke, December 28, 2023.
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“I don’t give a shit about trending”: Aldridge, interview by Barnes and Jackson.
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“It was a miscalculation”: Aldridge, interview by Barnes and Jackson.
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“The vibe of understanding”: Aldridge, interview by Barnes and Jackson.
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“was far too proud of her career”: Shelburne, “The Inside Story of the Lakers’ Family Drama.”
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a naked Jerry Garcia: John Gustafson, “Son King,” ESPN The Magazine, November 12, 2002.
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“People would walk in”: Luke Walton, interview by Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye, Road Trippin’, December 2018.
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a restored 1970 yellow Cadillac: Bud Withers, “Here Comes the Son: Luke Walton and Arizona Coming to Town,” Seattle Times, February 5, 2003.
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“If there was a recruit”: Walton, interview by Jefferson and Frye.
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“I think Phil [Jackson] saw”: Ethan Strauss, “Luke Walton, the Golden State Warriors’ Winless Wonder,” ESPN, November 24, 2015.
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chart statistics from the bench: Ohm Youngmisuk, “How Luke Walton’s Coaching Style Was Influenced by the Major NBA Championship Figures in His Life,” ESPN, December 6, 2017.
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“I think he is our best”: William Weinbaum and Steve Delsohn, “Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty Derailed,” ESPN, October 21, 2016.
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“Looking back at some of the decisions”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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Offer them something to drink: Jeanie Buss, interview by Rich Kleiman, The Boardroom Podcast, November 2021.
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“It was this smile”: Buss, interview by Kleiman.
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You’re not gonna believe what he said: Buss, interview by Kleiman.
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As soon as he puts on a Lakers uniform: Buss, interview by Kleiman.
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they sat down for dinner: Ramona Shelburne, “Los Angeles Lakers Co-Owner Jeanie Buss Meets with Magic Johnson,” ESPN, January 18, 2017.
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“You have four boys”: Shelburne, “The Inside Story of the Lakers’ Family Drama.”
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“Earvin and I were basically raised”: Bill Oram, “Jeanie Buss Is Lakers’ Wonder Woman,” Orange County Register, July 23, 2017.
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“I was worried”: Jeanie Buss, The Boardroom Podcast, November 2021.
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“Go all in or don’t do it at all”: Sam Amick, “Landing LeBron: How Jeanie Buss Became the ‘Mother of Dragons’ with an Assist from Kobe and Spawned a New Lakers Golden Era,” The Athletic, September 26, 2020.
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she stayed in LA: Shelburne, “The Inside Story of the Lakers’ Family Drama.”
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“That’s when I knew something was up”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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Magic was at the gym: Shelburne, “The Inside Story of the Lakers’ Family Drama.”
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Jeanie was in her office: Shelburne, “The Inside Story of the Lakers’ Family Drama.”
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“We were trying to figure out”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“just [making] sure”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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“They tried to disregard”: Legacy, Episode 9.
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room 629: Nathan Fenno, “It Was 16 Months Ago When Jeanie Buss Made a Daring Move to Seize Control of the Lakers,” Los Angeles Times, July 4, 2018.
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“nondescript concrete bunker”: Bill Oram: “Lakers’ Move to New Headquarters Means ‘Bittersweet’ Goodbye to Longtime Home,” Orange County Register, July 30, 2017.
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4. Call the Lakers
In fact, his agent had already: “Los Angeles Lakers Fined $500,000 for Tampering by NBA,” Associated Press, August 31, 2017.
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dreamed of playing for the Lakers: Dave McMenamin, “How Jayson Tatum and the 2017 NBA Draft Fuels the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers Rivalry,” ESPN, January 23, 2025.
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visited the Ball family’s Chino Hills home: Tania Ganguli, “A Look Behind the Scenes as the Lakers Prepared to Draft Lonzo Ball,” Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2017.
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