Who is JoAnn Buss?

JoAnn Buss was the wife of the late Lakers owner Jerry Buss, until the couple divorced in 1972. “I was saddened to hear the news that JoAnn Buss, mother of Jeanie, Johnny, Jim and Janie, and wife of Dr. Buss, has passed away,” Magic Johnson said on Twitter. “She was an incredible friend and woman.

How did the bus family get rich?

Finding great success in the real estate business, he, along with longtime business partner, Frank Mariani, formed real estate investment company Mariani-Buss Associates. In 1979, Buss purchased Pickfair, the Beverly Hills estate once owned by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks; he sold it in 1987.

Is winning time a true story?

In essence, most of the story is true — the Lakers dynasty did indeed win all of those trophies — but some small details have been elevated or straight-up fictionalized to provide dramatic effect and fill out the ten-episode narrative.

Is Jeanie Buss still with Phil Jackson?

Although the two are no longer dating, Buss is known to still go to Jackson for advice, especially when it comes to basketball matters.