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The Los Angeles Lakers are still reeling from the drama of Mark Walter's recent sale of the team to Josh Kusher and Bob Iger, which was followed by reports that the Buss family had also agreed to sell its remaining share, ousting Jeanie Buss from her role as team Governor. Jeanie has since hit back at those reports and is contesting the sale, which could hold up the entire process as the new season approaches. Now, more information is coming out about the NBA front office's perspective on the drama. “The Lakers’ situation isn’t as clear cut, with sources believing Commissioner Adam Silver — who has always been close with Jeanie Buss — will try to help smooth over the Buss family chaos. The weeks ahead may or may not calm down,” reported Tom Friend of the Sports Business Journal on X, formerly Twitter. It's unclear exactly what steps that Silver will take in order to try and calm the troubled waters, but there is clearly a lot of turbulence surrounding the Lakers at the very top of the organization currently. Silver already has plenty of other drama to deal with regarding the NBA, including criticism over the league's continued partnerships with gambling companies, complaints about player injury risks and subsequent load management, tanking, and the progressive inaccessibility of games due to the league's TV distribution network. However, the Lakers typically take center stage of the news cycle whenever something erupts, and it appears that years of tension that have been simmering between the Buss siblings might finally be boiling over. Silver certainly will hope that the drama is resolved sooner rather than later, with the new season less than two months away.