Story byHoopsHypeWed, January 21, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTCSam Amick: Lakers governor Jeanie Buss issued this statement to @TheAthletic in response to today’s ESPN story, which includes reporting about her relationship with LeBron James. “It’s really not right, given all the great things LeBron has done for the Lakers, that he has to be pulled into my family drama,” Jeanie Buss said. “To say that it wasn’t appreciated is just not true and completely unfair to him.”x. comThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Jeanie Buss on her relationship with LeBron James: It's not right that he got pulled into my family drama.