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Bob Iger and Josh Kushner’s $12.5bn bid to buy the Lakers shows that NBA teams are no longer family dynasties, but quick flips for private equity sharks

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News that Mark Walter had agreed to sell the Los Angeles Lakers just over a year after buying a majority share from the Buss family was shocking, both because of the price — a $12.5 billion valuation — and the timing

Only 14 months after agreeing to purchase the Lakers at a record-setting $10 billion valuation, Mark Walter is selling the team to Bob Iger, the former Disney CEO, and Joshua Kushner. The deal would value the Lakers at $12.5 billion, according to a source with knowledge of the sale who spoke on the condition of…

Less than a year after buying a controlling ownership stake in the NBA’s Lakers, Mark Walter has sold his majority equity to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger, according to a statement

The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold again. Barely a year after Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter purchased the historic franchise for a then-record price of $10 billion, he is selling it to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion 

Only 14 months after agreeing to purchase the Lakers at a record-setting $10 billion valuation, Mark Walter is selling the team to Bob Iger, the former Disney CEO, and Joshua Kushner at a valuation of more than $12 billion, according to amity because they were not authorized to discuss the sale. Kushner has a minority…

Aug. 12, 2026, 10:35 AM EDT / Updated Aug. 12, 2026, 10:49 AM EDT By Greg Rosenstein and Steve Kopack

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