THANK YOU Jeanie Buss

God bless Jeanie Buss, for having brought back, with her undoubted & irresistible feminine skills, from exile, the commander-in-chief, Phil Jackson, who has now led us to our 4th Title in 10 years...

THANK YOU Dr. Jerry Buss

When championships occur we typically hear about the great players, the coaches, the GMs or management and on a few occasions, the owner or ownership group.

In the case of Dr. Jerry Buss, here is man that 30 years ago bought a franchise and has now brought 9 NBA championships to the City of Angels, as well as the top marquee players in NBA history!

So let's not forget:

In the hoopla over Phil Jackson winning his 10th NBA title, Kobe Bryant winning his first without Shaquille O'Neal, etc., it went all but unnoticed that owner Jerry Buss won his ninth. . . .

No NBA owner ever won more. . . .

Six ownership groups presided over the Boston Celtics during their Bill Russell-led run of 11 titles in 13 years. . . .

Without Buss, who followed form by staying out of sight Wednesday as the Southland celebrated his team, there might have been far fewer Lakers parades -- or maybe none at all. . . .

They didn't get one in 1972. . . .

Their first championship celebration, in 1980, drew about 6,000 to a downtown parade and about 8,000 to a City Hall rally. . . .

Riding in her ninth parade was Marge Hearn, 91-year-old widow of Chick, who noted afterward, "I think tonight I'll skip my dinner and stay in to see how it looked on TV because it certainly was fun. Those younger players were just in awe."