The Buss family's decision to sell a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers at an eye-popping franchise valuation of $10 billion marks the end of nearly a half-century when one of the most valuable properties in the sports world was run by an eccentric father and his sometimes squabbling children.

Jeanie Buss had long been said to be against the Buss family selling the Lakers, but something obviously changed.

The Buss family, architects of 11 NBA championships, is poised to relinquish their four-decade reign over the Los Angeles Lakers, with ESPN reporting they are entering an agreement to sell a