Move over, Phil Jackson. It’s time for Lakers to honor Jerry Buss with overdue honor

The timing of the Lakers announcing they’re going to unveil a statue of legendary coach Phil Jackson made a lot of sense. The franchise was less than seven months removed from immortalizing Pat Riley, one of the last key figures of the Lakers’ “Showtime” era who hadn’t been honored with a statue up until that point (James Worthy is also deserving of a statue). A fan signs a display of Dr. Jerry Buss after his memorial service outside the Nokia Theatre L.A.