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Tas Melas: NBA front office executives or coaches I’ve seen at #EuroBasket: Bucks: Jon Horst, Doc Rivers, Darvin Ham. Lakers: Rob Pelinka, Jeanie Buss, Kurt Rambis. Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups. Kings: BJ Armstrong, Doug Christie. Nuggets: Josh Kroenke.

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To be honest I didn’t have the right answer at the time, at least until the game started and the national anthems were played. And while singing our national anthem Zdravljica among some 600 fellow Slovenians and later listening to more than 9,000 Poles do the same, I remembered. It’s hard to explain, but watching your national team battle, even when the chances are not great, is what still gives me the chills — no matter the place and no matter the competition. It’s hard to illustrate or explain this feeling if you’ve never been to such a game. It certainly felt like the experience made a powerful impression on Rob Pelinka, who was sitting courtside alongside Jeanie Buss, Kurt and Linda Rambis, there to show public support and appreciation for Dončić playing for Slovenia.

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Jeanie Buss on Slovenian Radio: “Nobody knew the trade was going to happen. I knew but Luka didn't know. I've never had a player come to the Lakers & be as sad as he was because the trade was a huge surprise to him, so he had to process it. I think now he's embraced the Lakers and he's all about LA”

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Dan Woike: Jeanie Buss is courtside wearing a Luka Dončić Lakers jersey.

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Lakers governor Jeanie Buss and president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka attended Luka Dončić and the Slovenian national team’s final practice before his EuroBasket tournament begins on Thursday in Poland, showing the organization’s full support for Dončić’s participation. Despite Dončić’s knee-injury scare in Slovenia’s warm-up schedule, Pelinka said he and Buss have no concerns about his continued participation with his national team now and in the future. “Zero problems,” Pelinka said. “I mean, it’s just something that we believe in for the Lakers organization.”

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What they witnessed was a noticeably slimmer Luka, who has been following a new diet and conditioning program. "He's in great shape, really committed to working hard this summer," Pelinka told reporters. "And to be able to watch that in person was worth flying over the ocean to be with him."

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Buss and Pelinka were part of a contingent of Lakers staff that included Kurt and Linda Rambis and director of player performance and health Dr. Leroy Sims, who made the flight from Los Angeles to Poland earlier this week to watch Dončić and the Slovenian national team open play against Poland on Thursday night in Katowice. “We just wanted to make a statement to Luka that we support what he does for his country. That’s really important to the Lakers when we have a player that’s the face of our franchise, just to show that support for him,” Pelinka said. “And it’s just great to see him with his teammates, interacting, having fun. As you said, he is in great shape, really committed to working hard this summer, and to be able to watch that in person was worth flying over the ocean to come be with him.”

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LA Lakers officials also came to Poland to show Luka their support, including GM Rob Pelinka and controlling owner and president Jeanie Buss. “Means a lot, it’s a long flight, like 11–12 hours, means a lot for them to be here to support me. We had a great lunch today, it was great to see them,” Dončić concluded.

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Dan Woike: Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka at Slovenia’s final practice before their opener tomorrow here in Poland.

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Alongside him—perhaps it’s more accurate to say he is alongside her—came the legendary Jeanie Buss, longtime majority owner of the even more legendary Lakers. The heiress of the iconic family that oversaw generations of stars and championships, she led the franchise in all respects for years after her father’s death, before selling it earlier this year to Mark Walter for a record $10 billion—the highest amount in professional sports history.

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"This just happened in Boston and in L.A. In Boston, Wyc Grousbeck, you know, decided—or came to an agreement with the new owners of the Celtics—that he’s not going to remain in charge. And he was going to remain in charge as the CEO. It’s a different kind of operation than mine. We haven’t seen what will happen with Jeanie Buss. Jeanie says she’s going to retain control." Mark Cuban: "You know, you’ve got to have 15% to be a governor, right? I have 27%. And that was intentional." "So what happened? Mark Cuban: There were things in the contract that I don’t want to get into. I’ve already said this—there’s no reason to relitigate it. It’s done. It’s done, right? I’d rather talk about Cooper Flagg and what’s next because I can’t change any of it. What’s done is done. I try not to look back and think, 'would’ve, could’ve, should’ve,' because that doesn’t change sh*t. I’m still a Mavs fan for life, and that’s what matters."

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Tim MacMahon: Everything you hear coming from Luka Doncic like the statements he's put out from from his people when he talks about the future of the Lakers, Mark Walter's name is always mentioned in there very strategically. Jeanie Buss and Mark Walter.

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What is the main change you believe the new majority owner of the Lakers will bring compared to the previous owner? —@afamosajems A few of you asked questions about something that feels like way too much of an afterthought considering the impact it could eventually have on the organization. A few things first. The general sense I’ve gotten from talking to my sources within the organization is that things are basically “business as usual” currently.

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