Jerry Buss through the years

Lakers owner Jerry Buss died Monday at the age of 80. The footprint he left on the NBA and the sports landscape in Los Angeles won't soon be forgotten.

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Derek Fisher #2 and Shaquille O'Neal #34 of Los Angeles Lakers present Lakers owner Jerry Buss with the Championship trophy after winning the NBA Title by defeating the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 of the 2001 NBA Finals played June 15, 2001 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
Derek Fisher #2 and Shaquille O'Neal #34 of Los Angeles Lakers present Lakers owner Jerry Buss with the Championship trophy after winning the NBA Title by defeating the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 of the 2001 NBA Finals played June 15, 2001 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)