Article: LAKERS: BUSS STILL STARRY-EYED OVER HIS LAKERS OWNER IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TEAM'S FUTURE.(Sports)

Byline: ROSS SILER Staff Writer

There is a part of Jerry Buss that can remember marveling as he walked down Hollywood Boulevard as a younger man. There is a part of him as well that can remember setting out to build a basketball team that encompassed everything great about Los Angeles.

Both parts will come together today as Buss, entering his 27th season as owner of the Lakers, will be honored with the 2,323rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in helping build the Prime Ticket television network.

That the Lakers have become almost as synonymous as the movie and television stars in the city's identity was not lost on Buss. ...

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