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Los Angeles Lakers Owner Jerry Buss Dies
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss has died. Buss had been fighting on undisclosed form of cancer, but according to Buss' assistant, Bob Steiner, the "immediate cause of death was kidney failure." He was 80.
Maloofs Agree to Sell Sacramento Kings to Seattle Group; To Become SuperSonics
According to sources, the owners have the Sacramento Kings have agreed to sell the team to an ownership group in Seattle. The group plans to move the team back to that city and reclaim the name Supersonics.