Jeanie Buss has asked a Los Angeles court to block five of her siblings from selling the Buss family’s remaining 17.8% stake in the Los Angeles Lakers. The dispute matters because a sale could cost her both her NBA governor role and her position as the team’s controlling owner, while extending a long-running family conflict into the franchise’s new ownership era.

Her petition says she was neither consulted nor informed about the proposed sale, and argues the Lakers remain a rapidly appreciating asset rather than one that should be sold now. The filing seeks to remove Joey and Janie Buss as co-trustees and alleges they violated a 2017 court order and their fiduciary duties; a hearing is scheduled for 15 November, after the 2026–27 NBA season begins on 20 October. The family sold more than 63% of the Lakers to Mark Walter for $10 billion in 2025, while Bob Iger and Josh Kushner agreed to acquire that majority stake for $12.5 billion in August.