The most beautiful boss in the NBA

As Lakers owner, Jenny Bass' dream is for the entire Lakers team to become one big family, with the players becoming her family, even if they are just a hurried passerby in the Lakers' history. Before the game against the Pacers on the 13th of this month, Jenny made a special trip to Staples to give Harrell a big hug. And it was a display of her leadership art.

Jenny has hardly been to a Lakers home game since the start of the 2020-21 season. It's the first time she's done so since becoming a member. Even on the night of the presentation of the 2020 championship rings, Jenny drove out of the arena after announcing that they would not hold the 2020 championship flag raising ceremony until fans were allowed in, and did not stay to continue watching the game.

But before the Lakers' home game against the Pacers on March 13, Jenny suddenly showed up at Staples Arena, and she made the trip for one purpose only: to give Harrell a big hug.

From the beginning of this season, Jenny has been physically abiding by the league's anti-epidemic rules and staying deep in the game. But after seeing some of the negative energy-laden tweets Harrell, who was last season's best six, posted during All-Star weekend, Jenny felt it was time to make an exception for Harrell. "The mechanization of doing things by the book will always make people unconsciously forget the human side of things," Jenny said.

Fifteen minutes before the game started, Jenny got up from her seat and walked toward the sidelines, waiting for Harrell to come out and warm up. When Harrell came down the player tunnel, Jenny opened her arms and hugged Harrell tightly. In the empty dugout, this hug is also everything in words, fully showing Harrell's grief after losing his grandmother, and Jenny's ability to empathize. This also shows that Jenny is indeed leading the team with "heart".

Three days ago, Harrell tweeted, "It's time to stop all this." This made Jenny worry a lot. In fact, Harrell still hasn't gotten over the death of his grandmother seven months ago. 2020 July, after learning that his grandmother was seriously ill, Harrell immediately left the Orlando rematch campus and returned to his home in North Carolina. Two weeks after his grandmother's death, Harrell returned to Orlando to continue his campaign for the Clippers. He also dedicated his sixth man of the year award to his grandmother at that time. And that sadness has carried over to the Lakers this season.

Harrell signed with the Lakers in November 2020. After seeing Harrell's tweet, Lakers general manager Pelinka and head coach Vogel contacted Harrell, and Jenny also exchanged words with Harrell by phone. Jenny then tweeted that she would send Harrell a hug the next time they met. A day later, she called Pelinka and said she would be there for the next game. In response, Pelinka had said, "This is the epitome of Jenny's leadership, she is indeed managing this team with heart and wisdom and is building a team culture with love for the players."

Before the day's game, Lakers players came out onto the court to warm up, and Pelinka brought Jenny to the sideline. Although the two had only met once before, Jenny made good on her promise and gave Harrell a warm hug. Harrell said afterward, "Jenny could have not had to do that and ignored my tweet completely, but she didn't."

Jerry Bass died in 2013, and Jenny has worked hard to create a family atmosphere at the Lakers since she took over. Not only does she know each player like the back of her hand, but she also knows their parents, wives and children incredibly well and is proud of it. But with the impact of the new crown epidemic, she also had no time to meet with the new Lakers players, and her connection with Schroeder is now all online.

Jenny and Harrell had a brief meeting at the Lakers' training facility before training camp opened for the new season in November 2020. At the time, Harrell wore Lakers shorts and a T-shirt, which Jenny was very pleased with and later tweeted that she liked Harrell's style of dressing.

Jenny's experience as a Lakers owner is very different from other team owners in the league. 1979, when Buzz Sr. bought the Lakers, Jenny, who was only 18 years old, began to contact NBA players and quickly mingled with them, including Magic Johnson, who was drafted by the Lakers in the first round in 1979.

The Lakers signed Phil Jackson in 1999, and Jenny's instinct to treat the players like family was further fueled. Jenny and the Zen Master had been in love for 15 years, but during that time the two also had a fight break out over whether to organize the players' practice on Thanksgiving Day. Jenny's heart went out to the players who had been on the road for the past 10 days and were not even rested on Thanksgiving.

Even though the Lakers are now a globally known team, they are still essentially a family business and relatively small in size. Jenny has revealed that the Lakers have only about 200 staff members, including the players. The Lakers have also been built around the concept of family. Jenny said that this concept is not limited to the top, players and their families, but also includes those who only signed a short contract with the Lakers "temporary workers".

Once, OK combination of irreconcilable conflicts, the Lakers were forced to send O'Neal to the Heat in 2004, leaving Kobe alone to support the door. Jenny revealed that the decision to send O'Neal away was extremely painful, "the heart is full of loss and reluctance." Between 2005 and 2007, even though the Lakers had a poor record, Jenny still interacted frequently with the young players on the team. 2019, the Lakers traded to introduce Anthony Davis, Jenny was elated, but also sad for the departure of three young players, Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Hart. After Ingram was selected as an All-Star, Jenny was also the first to send her best wishes, "You make me proud!"