LOS ANGELES — Four years ago, the Dodgers woke up on June 22 with a 30-42 record, nine and a half games out of first place and losers of nine of their last 12 games. The Dodgers won that night and began playing like the team with the highest payroll in baseball should play. They…
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Jim Buss didn’t have too many fans to begin with in Lakers Nation. And that was before his attempt at a palace coup, undertaken with brother Johnny Buss to overthrow sister Jeanie Buss as the head of the Lakers, failed last week. Like most things Jim has done, it wasn’t well thought out. Jerry Buss…
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Magic Johnson lasted as a special adviser to Lakers boss Jeanie Buss for about two weeks. On Feb. 22, Buss cleaned house, promoting Johnson to president of basketball operations and removing her brother Jim as vice president of basketball operations. She also fired longtime general manager Mitch Kupchak and public relations man John Black. Johnson…
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