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NBA: Lakers to pay tribute to owner Jerry Buss with 'JB' jersey patch
The Los Angeles Lakers announced via Twitter that the team would be honoring Dr. Jerry Buss with commemorative 'JB' patches on their jerseys for the rest of the season.
[Related: Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies at 80] Buss passed away on Monday at the age of 80 due to kidney failure. He had been hospitalized prior due to cancer.The Lakers will honor Dr. Buss by wearing a commemorative JB patch for the remainder of the season. PIC: twitter.com/Lakers/status/…
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 20, 2013
According to the Lakers, the patch "will be placed on the right side of the jerseys above the Lakers logo, opposite the NBA logo."The JB patch will be placed on the right side of the jerseys above the Lakers logo, opposite the NBA logo. PIC: twitter.com/Lakers/status/…
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 20, 2013
The JB patches will be available through @lakersstore mid-afternoon tomorrow. We'll keep you updated. RT @dopekorean: can we purchase them?
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 20, 2013
The patches will also be sold on the Lakers Store, with the profits "to benefit the Lakers Youth Foundation." The Lakers, currently 10th in the West with a 25-29 record, 3.5 games behind the eighth-seeded Houston Rockets, begin their post-All Star Weekend NBA schedule on Wednesday (Thursday, PHL time) versus their rivals, the Boston Celtics. - AMD, GMA NewsMoney raised through the sale of the JB patches will go to benefit the Lakers Youth Foundation.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 20, 2013
