{"id":9634,"date":"2025-06-20T08:22:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/byron-scott-gloats-over-lakers-sale-topping-celtics-we-beat-them-by-3-9-billion\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T08:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:22:23","slug":"byron-scott-gloats-over-lakers-sale-topping-celtics-we-beat-them-by-3-9-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/byron-scott-gloats-over-lakers-sale-topping-celtics-we-beat-them-by-3-9-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron Scott Gloats Over Lakers&#8217; Sale Topping Celtics&#8217;, &#8216;We Beat Them By 3.9 Billion!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Byron Scott<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-titlecase h2\">Lakers Got Celtics Again &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">L.A. Sale &#8216;Beat Them By 3.9 Billion!!!&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-06-20T00:30:42-07:00\">June 20, 2025 12:30 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-d071d5dc20a0f94b0ed310c02c71c7e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c6ceb779-4dd4-4a6f-a676-44d79d779df5-500532576-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-c6ceb779-4dd4-4a6f-a676-44d79d779df5-500532576-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 410'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ba\/16by9\/2025\/06\/19\/ba0d8630ca5b476dbb8cd61bb41f4008_md.jpg\" alt=\"byron-scott-kal-06-19-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d071d5dc20a0f94b0ed310c02c71c7e2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0e717f6c6f564ef230dd97cc4c1bbc40\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Lakers&#8217; rivalry with the Celtics apparently extends way further than the hardwood &#8212; as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/byron-scott\/\"><strong>Byron Scott<\/strong><\/a> was all smiles on Thursday realizing the sale of L.A.&#8217;s NBA franchise this week topped Boston&#8217;s by nearly $4 billion!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0e717f6c6f564ef230dd97cc4c1bbc40--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-60a3a83b8025d0c54cea3961813b9a9e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The former Lakers player and head coach was thrilled to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeanie-buss\/\"><strong>Jeanie Buss<\/strong><\/a> get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/18\/jeanie-buss-family-selling-majority-stake-los-angeles-lakers-mark-walter\/\"><strong>$10 billion for her beloved team<\/strong><\/a> on Wednesday &#8230; happily gloating that it bested Boston&#8217;s $6.1 billion sale in March.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-60a3a83b8025d0c54cea3961813b9a9e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-948487c294d8e8dc3f4349ee54f710ce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250619_12c3d378ba034ee88a2e616894f43735\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6757cb2e-b975-4580-b1ee-05e1cddf4cdd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 546'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/12\/4by3\/2025\/06\/19\/12c3d378ba034ee88a2e616894f43735_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jeanie-Buss-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-948487c294d8e8dc3f4349ee54f710ce--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-80f43836150f569185a70012fb3bb246\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s all that matters,&#8221; Scott said of the price difference with a big grin. &#8220;We topped them. We topped them! We beat them by $3.9 billion!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-80f43836150f569185a70012fb3bb246--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-60e48499bcc4d5a6fd657687864cb901\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Scott, of course, knows the rivalry perhaps better than anyone on the planet &#8212; he played for the Lakers for 11 years, then coached them for a handful during the 2010s as well. And, clearly, he&#8217;s taking any edge over Boston he can get.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-60e48499bcc4d5a6fd657687864cb901--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d82a8ebb79b5fe0d9e290ba43558cf6c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250619_92e1531e733e4c468577ceadf6cec942\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6757cb2e-b975-4580-b1ee-05e1cddf4cdd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 546'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/92\/4by3\/2025\/06\/19\/92e1531e733e4c468577ceadf6cec942_md.jpg\" alt=\"byron scott lakers celtics 1986 sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d82a8ebb79b5fe0d9e290ba43558cf6c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1f916cb3120b1085654b9143b0a7f34a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>All jokes aside, Scott did say he was &#8220;extremely happy&#8221; for the Buss family, whom he&#8217;s known for decades. He did admit, though, Jeanie&#8217;s decision to sell did surprise him a little.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1f916cb3120b1085654b9143b0a7f34a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bda47a0dbfabac3d78bcf2afe8546ab0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;We all know at the end of the day it is a business,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And business is always in business to try to make money. But I think the Buss family has done it right for so many years, led by Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jerry-buss\/\"><strong>Jerry Buss<\/strong><\/a>, who, in my mind, is still to this day the best owner I&#8217;ve ever seen in professional sports.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bda47a0dbfabac3d78bcf2afe8546ab0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-514ded02a87eba7286249d7cd52b3c1b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250619_6d88c777884540d487a31e3970a211b4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:6757cb2e-b975-4580-b1ee-05e1cddf4cdd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 728 546'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6d\/4by3\/2025\/06\/19\/6d88c777884540d487a31e3970a211b4_md.jpg\" alt=\"byron scott lakers 1987 sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-514ded02a87eba7286249d7cd52b3c1b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9fb0b9b29bc3cae9ce7d4cdf5ba62438\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for the team&#8217;s new owner, <strong>Mark Walter<\/strong> &#8212; Scott had no qualms with him &#8230; explaining Jeanie &#8220;wouldn&#8217;t consider selling unless she sold to somebody who she trusted and who she had a lot of faith in to continue to carry on that Purple and Gold tradition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9fb0b9b29bc3cae9ce7d4cdf5ba62438--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/20\/byron-scott-gloats-over-lakers-sale\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Byron Scott Lakers Got Celtics Again &#8230; L.A. 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