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Article: Omni Buss: Jeanie Buss is a top executive of the Los Angeles Lakers, the gal pal of Coach Phil Jackson--and she's posed for Playboy. A TV show based on her experiences could still become a reality.(People)(Interview)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- January 22, 2007
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As executive vice-president of business operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeanie Buss is one of the highest-ranking and most powerful women in the world of professional sports.
The third child and oldest daughter of tycoon Jerry Buss, the majority owner of the Lakers, she got her start in sports when she was just 19 years old. She was still an undergrad at USC when her father gave her control of a World Team Tennis franchise. In a sign of things to come, the tennis team won two championships under her guidance. From there, she worked on a number of projects for her father, including managing franchises in professional roller hockey, indoor soccer and ...