What do the NBA and pro wrestling have in common? Jeanie Buss, the Lakers president and Women of Wrestling co-owner, has some ideas.
It’s the consistency of it. In basketball, you can only be at the top [so long]. It’s cyclical. But what was always consistent was Jack Nicholson sitting in his seat at courtside. Something you could count on. So even if the team was failing, Jack's still here. It's all good.
As far as the sports and entertainment cross, how have you observed that dynamic changing in the last few years? I think it's fantastic. Our players are using the opportunities to become producers and working on different projects. Someone asked me if I'm doing anything with LeBron. Under the current [collective bargaining agreement], we would not be able to do a project together, that would be a violation. But Kevin Garnett is doing projects with Adam Sandler. I do think it just lends itself and will continue to do so going forward.
I'm sure it still happens to some extent, but it's hard to imagine someone telling Anthony Edwards not to be inKobe, as he was playing, whichever celebrities came through, he was always a curious mind in wanting to know everybody's process. So he met so many prominent people in the industry and then, after finishing basketball, to go on and become an Oscar winner just shows this stepping board that the Lakers can be and the NBA can be for athletes.[Peeking between her fingers.
I still have to watch it like this sometimes. When the girl climbs up at the top of ring. This is real athletic talent and one of the surprises is how much the women can portray the character. I can't wait for the world to meetYour dad was known for his relationship with Magic Johnson. How unusual is it to have that kind of player-owner relationship?airing,] we’re seeing this great relationship that my dad had with Magic.