The Lakers have changed hands again, but the franchise’s most familiar figure is not going anywhere just yet. A record $12.5 billion transaction has shifted majority control from Mark Walter to an ownership group led by Bob Iger and Josh Kushner.
Sporting investments have seen the Kushner and Trump family linked heavily this summer. Joshua Kushner was part of the private investor group which recently tried to buy a stake in the FIFA World Cup, a plan that was quickly quashed after much backlash.
Even moments away from calling time on his legendary career, Russell Westbrook and those close to him denied the LA Lakers any satisfaction. A monumental day in the NBA that started out with the news of the LA Lakers being sold to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner and ended with the surprising retirement of Russell Westbrook.
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Less than a year after buying the Lakers, Dodgers owner Mark Walter is officially out after selling his stake for a historic $12.5 billion. It’s an unprecedented move for a franchise of this prestige, as it marks the second ownership change in roughly 10 months.
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The Lakers are changing owners again. Jeanie Buss, however, isn’t going anywhere. Incoming owners Bob Iger and Josh Kushner intend to keep Buss in her role as team governor following their $12.5 billion purchase of the franchise from Mark Walter, Iger told Khobi Price of the California Post.
News broke earlier today that the Los Angeles Lakers have been sold to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for a record $12.5 billon, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.
Apparently, it takes about three days to buy the Lakers. Provided, of course, you have $12.5 billion handy. Bob Iger told Khobi Price of the California Post that his purchase of the Lakers alongside Josh Kushner came together in a whirlwind three-day negotiation with Mark Walter.
Questions over Donald Trump’s potential ties to the Los Angeles Lakers takeover have finally been addressed. When a $12.5 billion deal happens out of nowhere, people naturally start looking for hidden angles.
Less than one year after purchasing the majority stake of the Los Angeles Lakers, owner Mark Walter has agreed to sell the team to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for a record-breaking $12.5 billion valuation.
For the second time in as many years, the Los Angeles Lakers have been sold for a record price, this time with Bob Iger and Josh Kushner purchasing a majority stake in the franchise from Mark Walter for a $12.5 billion valuation.
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Jeanie Buss appears to be receiving some assurances from the Los Angeles Lakers’ impending new ownership. Word broke on Wednesday that Lakers majority owner Mark Walter is selling the franchise at a record-setting $12.5 billion valuation to an ownership group led by ex-Disney CEO Bob Iger and businessman Joshua Kushner.
Mark Walter had only officially taken ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers less than a year ago, so it was an absolute bombshell announcement on Wednesday morning that he agreed to sell his majority stake in the franchise to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for a record-breaking $12.5 billion valuation.
Mark Walter had only officially taken ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers less than a year ago, so it was an absolute bombshell announcement on Wednesday morning that he agreed to sell his majority stake in the franchise to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for a record-breaking $12.5 billion valuation.
The Emirates NBA Cup has been a great success for the league since its inception in 2024. Of course, the Los Angeles Lakers took home the Cup Championship, with the Milwaukee Bucks winning in 2025 and the New York Knicks bringing it home last season.
One year ago, Jeanie and the Buss family shocked the world when they sold their majority ownership in the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, the CEO of TWC Global and owner of the L.A.
The Los Angeles Lakers are once again changing ownership.
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A former first-round draft pick may be living on borrowed time in Los Angeles. Lakers forward Dalton Knecht is in danger of being cut by the team, veteran NBA writer Jovan Buha reported this week.
They might be forced to pivot.
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