Lakers owner Jeanie Buss reveals vile letter from ‘fan,‘ urges white people to stop ignoring racism

Tim Balk

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss on Friday urged white Americans to stop looking the other way from racism in a lengthy Instagram photo caption.

"On this day, Juneteenth, I ask my white friends to join together, acknowledge the racism that exists in our country and around the world, and pledge to stop ignoring it," Buss, 58, said on Instagram. "We all must do better."

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After much thought, I decided to share this letter I received on Monday so that everyone can see the hate is real and living out there. This is happening in our world TODAY. Its real and it exists. To Joe: Did sending this letter make you feel better? Really all you did was waste your time, and energy and your postage stamp. (But thank you for including your return home address) Why don’t you look in the mirror and see your ugliness because I refuse to. I have received letters like this over the years. The advice I always got? “Ignore it.” I did. But not anymore. On this day, Juneteenth, I ask my white friends to join together, acknowledge the racism that exists in our country and around the world, and pledge to stop ignoring it. We all must do better. #juneteenth #hatewontwin

A post shared by Jeanie Buss (@jeaniebuss) on Jun 19, 2020 at 9:35am PDT

In the post, she shared an image of a letter she said she received, addressed “Dear Whore,” that included the line “I now say to hell with the overpaid n----- traitors and the NBA.”

It also told her to “Go to hell and join [expletive blacked-out] Kobe Bryant.

She said she sometimes receives hateful letters, and that they can’t be ignored.

"This is happening in our world TODAY," Buss wrote. "Its real and it exists."

Lakers star LeBron James shared Buss’ post on his Instagram story, writing “LOVE YOU JEANIE!!!”

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