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Who bought the Lakers? Meet Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, the billionaires behind the record-setting deal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
One year after getting a new owner, the Lakers now have two more.
Los Angeles' signature basketball franchise was sold to business tycoons Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for an eye-watering $12.5 billion fee, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne — the largest price ever shelled out for a sporting franchise.
Kushner and Iger take over for Mark Walter, who bought the franchise for a pretty penny in 2025. Walter and diversified holding company TWG Global retain ownership of a wide array of sporting franchises following Wednesday's transaction, including the Dodgers and Chelsea.
Here's what you need to know about Kushner and Iger, the latest set of tycoons set to take charge of the Lakers.
#kushner #sporting #josh #tycoons
One year after getting a new owner, the Lakers now have two more.
Los Angeles' signature basketball franchise was sold to business tycoons Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for an eye-watering $12.5 billion fee, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne — the largest price ever shelled out for a sporting franchise.
Kushner and Iger take over for Mark Walter, who bought the franchise for a pretty penny in 2025. Walter and diversified holding company TWG Global retain ownership of a wide array of sporting franchises following Wednesday's transaction, including the Dodgers and Chelsea.
Here's what you need to know about Kushner and Iger, the latest set of tycoons set to take charge of the Lakers.
#kushner #sporting #josh #tycoons
