The Lakers owner shared a short but grotesque letter addressed to her on Juneteenth from a fan. The short note insults the late Kobe Bryant and refers to Buss as a “whore.”
With the posting of the letter, she also called to action her “white friends” to fight against racism.
(Warning: while redacted, letter contains offensive language.)
Buss, who has been in the Lakers organization for over two decades, was given support from Lakers and NBA players for sharing the letter:
A post shared by Jeanie Buss (@jeaniebuss) on Jun 19, 2020 at 9:35am PDT
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 retune 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 alays 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.
In 2005, Sporting News named Buss one of the 20 most influential women in sports.
