Louis Baumeister, whom the Lakers described as "an important part of their family" in a news release, died Tuesday morning at the age of 76. Baumeister was president of California Sports, the parent company of the Lakers, from 1979-99 and had been fighting cancer. RECENT LAKERS NEWS Lou Baumeister, ‘part of Lakers' family,' dies at [...]Lou Baumeister, ‘part of Lakers' family,' dies at 76 is a post from: Lakers blog