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Jeanie Buss Confronts Rumors Of Her Non-Existing Relationship With LeBron James: “We’re Blessed To Have Him”

Earlier this year, in July, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss made some headlines, and caused some controversy with a tweet.

In this tweet, Buss reveled how much she misses Kobe Bryant and his understanding of ‘team over self’.

I miss KB. He would understand and explain everything that I’m not allowed to. Honestly he was the greatest Laker ever. He understood team over self. Meaning your rewards would come if you valued team goals over your own then everything would fall into place. All can reply.

Many people saw the tweet as a cryptic message to LeBron James, who reportedly has caused a “slight divide” between himself and the team for demanding a Kyrie Irving trade.

But while tried to clear up the situation, questions regarding the nature of LeBron’s relationship with the Lakers, and specifically Jeanie Buss, remained.

But in a recent interview with Howard Beck, Buss herself now shut down many of these rumors and revealed that she is very thankful to have LeBron on the team and always has an ‘open’ line of communication with him.

“With LeBron we have a line of communication between the two of us, and he knows that he can reach me anytime and vice versa. I think he feels appreciated. I know I appreciate that he signed an extension to stay here and continue to lead the Laker team. He’s a fantastic leader both on and off the court. I feel like we’re blessed to have him as a Laker. I want to see him retire as a Laker.”

“We have a line of communication between the two of us, and he knows that he can reach me anytime and vice versa. I think he feels appreciated… I want to see him retire as a Laker.”

Jeanie Buss on her relationship with LeBron James

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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) September 9, 2022