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The Lakers are being sold to American businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for over $12 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told ESPN.
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The Lakers are being sold to American businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for over $12 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told ESPN.
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Venture capital founder Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger acquire Mark Walter's stake in Los Angeles Lakers at valuation of more than $12 billion.
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The Lakers are being sold to American businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for over $12 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told ESPN.
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The LA Lakers appear to be changing ownership in a shock development on Wednesday. The Lakers are currently owned by billionaire Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners and TWG Global.
Read this reportThe Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price, the second such sale in a year. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because neither side revealed specific details. ESPN first reported that Kushner and Iger are buying the NBA's most valuable franchise, which was valued last year at $10 billion when Mark Walter purchased a controlling stake from the Buss family.
Read this reportFormer Disney CEO Bob Iger Luke Hales/NWSL via Getty Images Bob Iger and Josh Kushner are buying the Los Angeles Lakers. The purchase is a major step for Iger's next chapter after over 15 years of leading Disney. The Lakers are considered one of the world's most valuable sports franchises. One of Hollywood's biggest names is making a historic splash for one of Los Angeles most iconic brands. Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner are buying the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA's Board of Governors must sign on the deal. Kushner and Iger confirmed the news in a s...
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Fulfilling almost every American boy’s dream, Bob Iger has bought himself a big city sports franchise. The ex-Disney CEO and Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital have scored the L.A. Lakers for $12.5 billion, Deadline has confirmed. “As lifelong NBA fans, we are deeply honored for the opportunity to become stewards of the Los Angeles Lakers one of […]
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Walter bought the team just 14 months ago; now, Luka Dončić and friends have new owners as they try to get back into title contention
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The Lakers are being sold to American businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for over $12 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told ESPN.
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Bob Iger and Josh Kushner are buying the Los Angeles Lakers, Variety has confirmed. The deal values the NBA team at more than $12 billion, sources told ESPN and The New York Times. The purchase, from the former Disney CEO and the Thrive Capital founder, comes just 14 months after the Lakers sold to Mark […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to an ownership group led by Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, the businessmen confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday.
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Mark Walter bought team last year for $10bn Iger and Kushner aim to ‘compete at the highest level’ Josh Kushner and Bob Iger are purchasing the Los Angeles Lakers for more than $12bn in a record-breaking deal, ESPN reported on Wednesday, citing sources with knowledge of the deal. Billionaire Mark Walter purchased a majority stake of the NBA team last year from the Buss family in a deal that valued the club at $10bn, with the deal only having been approved by the board of governors in October. Continue reading...
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AIPROPX has consolidated 15 reports from 13 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Bob Iger, Josh Kushner to buy Lakers for more than $12 billion, ESPN reports.” The covered outlets are based across 3 regions — US, Other, and UK.
The earliest report in this entry came from The Hollywood Reporter (Aug 12, 2026, 14:25 UTC); the most recent came from ABC7 Los Angeles (Aug 12, 2026, 15:11 UTC).
Comparing the wording across sources, 2 statements appear in near-identical wording across two or more of these outlets, 12 named entities are referenced by multiple outlets, and the phrase recurring most across the coverage is “bob iger”.
8 statements are carried by only one outlet within this set and are not echoed by the others.
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