Although Jenny Bass was currently the Lakers' CEO, Old Bass had actually transferred more of his shares to Jim Bass before he passed away.
Jim Bass was the team's controlling owner in practice.
It was just that Jim Bass had been a playboy back then and hadn't taken much interest in running the team. Old Bass had managed it through a family trust.
In The Richest Man in Xihong City, Wang Duoyu's second granduncle managed his inheritance in the same way.
If Jim Bass failed to perform, his shares would be managed by a trust.
Following Bass's will, the trust determined that Jim was a playboy and handed the team over to Jenny Bass.
Now, after Jenny Bass traded Wang Yi, the Lakers had been getting crushed by him year after year. This was Jim Bass's best chance to take back the team.
After Jim Bass finished speaking, he was the first to raise his hand.
Next, LeBron James, seated beside him, resolutely raised his hand as well.
That stupid woman had been the one who traded Wang Yi away. If Wang Yi had stayed with the Lakers, James could probably have won two more championships.
In truth, James didn't want to play for a small-market team like the Kings.
That would have a very negative impact on his commercial value.
And if Wang Yi had stayed in a big city like Los Angeles instead of going to the Kings, his commercial value would now be more than three times what it was.
And this woman was entirely to blame.
After Jim raised his hand, the other board members raised theirs too.
Although they hadn't come up with any solutions when the Lakers were in their most perilous state, these capitalists were all consummate self-serving opportunists.
The Lakers had been