Jerry Buss Dies Of Cancer
By: Ben Hutchison
Updated: February 18, 2013
Los Angeles, California-Longtime Lakers owner Jerry Buss died Monday morning. He was 80.
Buss had been in the hospital receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. A self-made millionaire, Buss purchased the Lakers in 1979. Ten of the Lakers' 17 NBA championships came under his stewardship.
