Buss siblings respond to their sister Jeanie, reiterate intent to sell family’s remaining share of Lakers despite her objection

The Buss siblings are not backing down following a legal challenge from their sister Jeanie to their plan to sell the family's remaining share of the Los Angeles Lakers.A day after the initial sale announcement, Jim, Johnny, Janie, Jesse and Joey Buss released a statement thru Shams Charania of ESPN that they intend to move forward with their plan to sell their collective 17.8% share of the Los Angeles Lakers despite Jeanie's objection.The Busses issued the statement Tuesday in a response to Jeanie, who challenged the plan to sell in a letter from her lawyer Monday declaring that any sale of the Buss family share was "void.""The Los Angeles Lakers have never been just a basketball team," the statement from the five Buss siblings reads, per Charania.

"They have been one of the greatest privileges of our lives.

Our focus has always been on what we believe is best for the Lakers, the fans who have supported this franchise for generations and the greater …

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