New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- The Los Angeles Lakers have fired Joey Buss and Jesse Buss from their front-office positions, effective immediately. The brothers, sons of late owner Jerry Buss, confirmed the news to ESPN on Thursday, marking the end of an era for one of basketball's most famous families.

The decision comes as part of a reorganization of the Lakers' basketball operations department following the team's $10 billion sale of majority ownership earlier this year.

For more than a decade, Joey and Jesse Buss played vital roles in the Lakers' scouting and player development success. They were instrumental in discovering several standout players who became fan favourites and key contributors, including Austin Reaves, Kyle Kuzma, Jordan Cl...