Lakers’ Governor Jeanie Buss Donates Max Amount to Spencer Pratt’s Campaign

Jeanie Buss is used to watching the Los Angeles Lakers win … and, now she’s looking to bring that winning magic to the city’s mayoral race — throwing all her support behind Spencer Pratt.

According to paperwork filed by Pratt’s campaign … Buss made an $1,800 donation to Pratt for Mayor 2026 just last week.

Buss probably had more than $1,800 lying around in her couch cushions — remember, she and her family agreed to sell a majority stake in the franchise to Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter for $10 billion last year — but, $1,800 is actually the most people are allowed to donate to a political candidate in the race.

What’s interesting is a Los Angeles Times report from last week says Spencer’s racked up more money in donations than incumbent Karen Bass has this year … bringing in $540K.

Councilmember Nithya Raman isn’t far behind him with $530K … while KB trails them both with $495K.

But it’s worth noting that’s just how much Bass has brought in in 2026 … she’s been fundraising for her re-election since 2024, and has scored about $2.3M in donations during that time.

Popularity-wise, it’s a pretty tight race at the moment. Three different recent polls have shown Bass leading her opponents … but not by much.

Most recently, a poll from UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs has the current mayor at 25%, Spencer at 11% and Nithya at 9%.

That means 11% of people seem to have no issue electing a reality star to a governing office … an interesting stance considering the current presidential administration came about the same way.

Of course, polls aren’t set in stone … the results that matter will happen when voters hit the booth for the June 2 primary.