
While there’s no love lost for the Lakers’ front office, Buss carries a fair amount of goodwill around the league. Unlike some of her big-market brethren and sistren, Buss has recognized the plight of the small-market franchise as central to the core mission of the NBA. Her noblesse oblige has conveyed that what’s good for the NBA is good for the Lakers, and it’s a sentiment that hasn’t been lost on fellow owners and executives.