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Lakers Sale $12.5B; Walter Keeps Stake
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— Aug 12, 2026
The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record roughly $12 billion, making the team the NBA’s most valuable franchise and signaling a rapid shift from Mark Walter’s recent ownership. The deal follows a sequence of high-profile ownership changes that trace back to the Buss family era and underscores a surge in NBA franchise valuations across major sports.
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