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    'Legacy' is the official story of the Lakers. Jeanie Buss says it's also 'the truth'

    How good does the story need to be for it to be told again and again? That's sort of the central question, even if it's not intended, of "Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers." For the third time since March, a television series will tackle Jerry Buss' purchase of the Lakers, the injection of celebrity culture into sports and the Lakers' return to the pinnacle of the NBA. "I want the truth ...
    by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times Aug 15, 2022 3 minutes
    Jeanie Buss, CEO/governor/co-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, appears with a new Lakers jersey as the Lakers host a 2021-2022 season kick-off event to unveil and announce a new global marketing partnership with Bibigo, which will appear on the Lakers' jersey, at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, California, on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

    How good does the story need to be for it to be told again and again?

    That's sort of the central question, even if it's not intended, of "Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers."

    For the third time since March, a television series will tackle Jerry Buss' purchase of the Lakers, the injection of celebrity culture into sports and the Lakers' return to the pinnacle of the NBA.

    "I want the truth to be known," said Lakers owner Jeanie Buss.

    She is

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