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Lakers owner Buss in hospital with cancer

Lakers owner Jerry Buss has cancer and is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a report Thursday by Radaronline.com that suggested Buss is nearing death.

Buss' cancer was learned previously by the Register but not published out of respect for the Buss family's wishes.

Buss, 79, has been called the greatest owner in pro sports history for his 10 NBA championships with the Lakers, in addition to being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Buss bought the Lakers in 1979 and currently owns 66 percent of the team.

The Lakers had hoped Buss would feel well enough to make it to a Lakers game this season after not attending one all last season. He has had various health complications such as dehydration and blood clots confirmed previously by the Lakers, but a team spokesman had no comment on the latest news.

But Buss has been hospitalized for much of the past year, his health worsening, and the Register recently explored the potentially difficult future for the franchise upon Buss' death. Son Jim, who is in charge of the Lakers' basketball operations, and daughter Jeanie, who runs the business side, had not been speaking to each other.

The Buss family released a statement after that piece was published, saying: "We unanimously agree that we have no intention of ever selling the Lakers, and intend to keep ownership of the team in our family for generations to come." However, possibilities abound regarding various ownership groups, even within the Buss family -- and Jeanie has a lot of support even if Jim has been the one groomed to make the final basketball decisions the way his father has.

Jerry Buss has continued to take part in most of the club's recent decisions.

The Lakers have made the playoffs all but twice in Buss' 33 seasons owning the team, and he is considered a visionary with off-the-court decisions that included brand sponsorship of the Forum and the Lakers' launch this season of English- and Spanish-speaking regional sports networks.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50815143/ns/local_news-orange_county_ca/

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