Lakers sale comes amid federal investigation involving Mark Walter

The timing of the Lakers’ stunning $12.5 billion sale comes with another significant piece of context. Outgoing majority owner Mark Walter remains the subject of a federal investigation into portions of his sprawling business empire, an investigation that included FBI agents seizing his phone and laptop last year.

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