publication date: Sunday, April 17, 2016 (part of Spring 2016)

category: Sports

clue: She loves her California basketball team so much, she's engaged to marry one of its winningest coaches.

explanation: Buss was president and co-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, and was engaged to marry Phil Jackson at the time this goo was published. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, and Joanna Woods


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