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The Lakers put out a statement after TMZ reported that team owner Jerry Buss was rushed from home to a hospital last night by LAFD ambulance. The TMZ report says that Buss, 78, is suffering from extreme dehydration. "He is recovering and is expected to be released soon,'' Lakers spokesman John Black says in the AP report.
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