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Article: LAKERS NOTEBOOK: BUSS WANTS END TO RIFT WITH SHAQ.(Sports)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- November 29, 2004
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Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer
Declaring himself ``totally satisfied'' with the state of his team four weeks into the season, Lakers owner Jerry Buss said Sunday his only regret from the summer came with Shaquille O'Neal's reaction to the trade sending him to the Miami Heat.
``I think as time goes by,'' Buss said, ``and (O'Neal) realizes it was not a personal decision but, in fact, a basketball decision, a franchise decision, I think it'll come back to a good relationship.''
In his annual session with reporters, Buss said he has not spoken with O'Neal since the trade, although he did extend an offer through O'Neal's representative to have ...