{"id":119469,"date":"2026-04-30T14:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/lakers-governor-jeanie-buss-maxes-donation-to-spencer-pratt-talkbasket-net\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:56:08","slug":"lakers-governor-jeanie-buss-maxes-donation-to-spencer-pratt-talkbasket-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/lakers-governor-jeanie-buss-maxes-donation-to-spencer-pratt-talkbasket-net\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers&#8217; Governor Jeanie Buss maxes donation to Spencer Pratt &#8211; TalkBasket.net"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talkbasket.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jeanie-Buss-696x391.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.talkbasket.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jeanie-Buss-scaled.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jeanie Buss is backing an unexpected name in local politics, showing support for Spencer Pratt in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race.<\/p>\n<p>According to campaign filings, Buss recently contributed $1,800, the maximum allowed donation, to Pratt\u2019s campaign, signaling clear support even without a public statement.<\/p>\n<p>While the amount may seem modest given Buss\u2019 wealth, especially after her family agreed to sell a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers for $10 billion, it represents the highest legal contribution permitted in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt\u2019s campaign has gained traction financially, reportedly bringing in around $540,000 this year \u2013 slightly ahead of Karen Bass and close to Nithya Raman.<\/p>\n<p>However, Bass still holds a significant overall fundraising advantage dating back to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Polling suggests a competitive race, with Bass maintaining a lead but not by a wide margin, while Pratt and Raman remain within striking distance.<\/p>\n<p>With the June 2 primary approaching, the race remains open as candidates continue to build momentum.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lakers&#8217; Governor Jeanie Buss Donates Max Amount to Spencer Pratt&#8217;s Campaign | Click to read more \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VfBdICwt5L\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/VfBdICwt5L<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZnO3b7tGaA\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ZnO3b7tGaA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ_Sports\/status\/2049517665106964545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkbasket.net\/217443-lakers-governor-jeanie-buss-maxes-donation-to-spencer-pratt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube Jeanie Buss is backing an unexpected name in local politics, showing support for Spencer Pratt in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race. According to campaign filings, Buss recently contributed $1,800, the maximum allowed donation, to Pratt\u2019s campaign, signaling clear support even without a public statement. While the amount may seem modest given Buss\u2019 wealth, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}