{"id":258566,"date":"2026-08-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/las-nba-teams-are-making-headlines-for-the-wrong-reasons-the-gist\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:00:00","slug":"las-nba-teams-are-making-headlines-for-the-wrong-reasons-the-gist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/las-nba-teams-are-making-headlines-for-the-wrong-reasons-the-gist\/","title":{"rendered":"LA\u2019s NBA teams are making headlines for the wrong reasons | The GIST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The GIST: <\/strong>From family strife to alleged money mishandlings, the NBA is giving reality TV\u2026and providing plenty of programming as both LA teams make headlines for all the wrong reasons. Let\u2019s hoop to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcb8 Is the Buss family selling their stake in the LA Lakers?: <\/strong>In short, TBD. The family\u2019s been synonymous with the purple and gold for almost five decades, but that seemed set to change after reports surfaced on Monday that the six Buss siblings were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcJ0BBvFD3A\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selling their remaining 17.8% stake<\/a> in the franchise. That\u2019s when things got messy\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeanie Buss, the Lakers\u2019 governor since 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/news\/buss-family-sells-lakers-stake-ending-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refuted the report<\/a> through her lawyer mere hours later, claiming a 2017 court order prevents her siblings from selling the stake without her explicit consent. Is this an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/is-running-point-a-true-story-all-about-jeanie-buss-11687620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Running Point<\/em><\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Lakers\u2019 majority ownership has changed hands twice in 14 months, but Buss was <em>supposed<\/em> to <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/jeanie-buss-remain-lakers-governor-023901157.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remain in her role<\/a> through both transitions. That\u2019s off the table if the family sells as the NBA requires team governors to own at least a 15% stake in their teams. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2089806026187080014?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Stay tuned<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc40 Did the LA Clippers circumvent the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard?: <\/strong>At this point, who knows. The latest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/explaining-the-kawhi-leonardla-clippers-salary-cap-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an ongoing saga<\/a>, ESPN reported on Monday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/49639157\/nba-la-clippers-aspiration-investigation-steve-ballmer-kawhi-leonard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the NBA has no evidence<\/a> that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer funneled money to Leonard through sponsorship deals. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7519304\/2026\/08\/17\/clippers-kawhi-leonard-investigation-nba-statement-espn-inaccuracies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the league said hours later<\/a> that the story contains \u201cnumerous and significant inaccuracies.\u201d Alrighty then.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The NBA will reveal those inaccuracies when their probe concludes, but time is of the essence, especially for Toronto Raptors fans. The season tips off in two months, and a trade sending Leonard back to the Six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/prediction-markets\/kawhi-leonard-trade-market-all-signs-point-to-raptors-move-still-happening-01m0avahbf4d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remains on hold<\/a>. Even for a fun guy, this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/zMgzfBJs3zg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">no laughing matter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n  n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n  document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1716705275141133'); \/\/ Insert your pixel ID here.\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n      <\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/nba-headlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GIST: From family strife to alleged money mishandlings, the NBA is giving reality TV\u2026and providing plenty of programming as both LA teams make headlines for all the wrong reasons. Let\u2019s hoop to it. \ud83d\udcb8 Is the Buss family selling their stake in the LA Lakers?: In short, TBD. 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