Jerry Buss through the years

Muhammad Ali and his wife Veronica Porsche Ali, Dr. Jerry Buss, Dr. Buss's date, Mayor Thomas Bradley and his wife Ethel Bradley at a charity concert at the The "Fabulous" Forum in Los Angeles, California. (Photos by Brad Elterman/BuzzFoto/FilmMagic)

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss poses with the NBA Championship trophy in 1980. (Photo by Rich Pilling/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Commissioner David Stern presents the championship trophy to Lakers owner Jerry Buss while the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate in the locker room after winning the 1985 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics on June 9, 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts. Lakers 111 vs Celtics 100. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Los Angeles Lakers Owner Jerry Buss and the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate in the locker room after winning the 1987 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics on June 14, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. Lakers 106 vs Celtics 93. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Guard Earvin (Magic) Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on with Lakers owner Jerry Buss during a game.

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss is interviewed by sportscaster Ahmad Rashad while his team celebrates winning the NBA Championship after defeating the Indiana Pacers in Game Six of the 2000 NBA Finals on June 19, 2000 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/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)

Head coach Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers congratulates guard Kobe Bryant #8 and center Shaquille O'Neal #34 as broadcaster Ahmad Rashad of NBC interviews Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss after Game Four of the 2002 NBA Finals against the New Jersey Nets at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 12, 2002. The Lakers defeated the Nets 113-107 and won the series 4-0. (Photo by Noren Trotman/NBAE/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss (C) plays poker during the "Celebrities and Pros Match Skills As World Poker Tour Hits Los Angeles" at the Commerce Casino on February 25, 2003 in Commerce, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)

Publisher Hugh Hefner and Lakers owner Jerry Buss pose above the crowd at the Lakers v Nuggets NBA game to celebrate Hefner's 77th birthday April 10, 2003 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Klein/Getty Images)

Dr. Jerry Buss (C), poses with former Laker girl Paula Abdul and the current Laker Girls after Buss is honored with a television star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 30, 2006 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images)

Jerry Buss and Snoop Dogg during Jerry Buss Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, CA, United States. (Photo by M. Phillips/WireImage)

Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss receives the Larry O'Brien trophy after his team's victory over the Boston Celtics in Game Seven of the 2010 NBA Finals on June 17, 2010 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Mike Brown, (L) the new head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, laughs with team owner Jerry Buss after Brown's introductory news conference at the team's training facility on May 31, 2011 in El Segundo, California. Brown replaces Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who retired at the end of this season. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)