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Los Angeles Lakers' Owner Jerry Buss Dies at 80

Description:Jerry Buss, who parlayed a $1,000 real estate investment into ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers and won 10 National Basketball Association championships, has died at 80, the NBA said on its official website on Monday (February 18). Buss had been hospitalised and treated for cancer but the immediate cause of death was kidney failure, according to his assistant, Bob Steiner, who was cited in the NBA post. (1:26)

Source: Reuters - Sports

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