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Mark Walter and Lakers say sale of team expected to close later this year
Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter and Lakers president and controlling owner Jeanie Buss broke their silence Wednesday on a blockbuster deal that shocked many in and outside of the Los Angeles. A news release issued by Walter’s team confirmed his acquisition of majority ownership stake of the Lakers, with the transaction expected to close in…
Lakers, Clippers aiming for ‘best available’ in NBA draft
The most pressing need the Lakers have is finding a rim-running, shot-blocking young center to put alongside Luka Doncic for the present and future. But the Lakers don’t have a first-round pick to use in Wednesday night’s NBA draft, and when they do make their choice in the second round at No. 55 on Thursday…
What Mark Walter’s ownership might mean for watching the Dodgers and Lakers
Once upon a time, sports fans wanted freedom of choice. Why pay for dozens — or perhaps hundreds — of television channels when all you wanted to do was to see your favorite teams play? The cable era is in its sunset. Streaming is all the rage. No longer need you pay for channels that…
Alex Caruso clarifies controversial Lakers bubble championship joke
Every year, the NBA ecosystem attempts to assign some sort of asterisk to that year’s champion, and 2025 will be no different. This year’s champion, the Oklahoma City Thunder, will face accusations that their title is tainted by Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton tearing his achilles tendon in the first quarter of Game 7, but chances…
OKC’s Alex Caruso jokes about second NBA ring: ‘Now I got a real one’
Alex Caruso is an NBA champion! Of course, Caruso already had a ring before he and the Oklahoma City Thunder closed out the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. His first one came with the Lakers after the slightly shortened 2020 season and a postseason played entirely in the…
Former NBA great Vlade Divac breaks hip in motorcycle accident
Basketball Hall of Famer and former Lakers fan favorite Vlade Divac broke his hip Thursday when he fell from his motorcycle while riding near the Adriatic Sea coast in Montenegro. On Friday, a spokesperson for a hospital in Risan said the 57-year-old Serbian basketball legend now has an artificial hip after emergency surgery. “During the…
How the Buss family made the Lakers a Hollywood marvel
The story is so good, so rich, that Hollywood couldn’t resist. The Lakers, a golden brand. The stars on the basketball court. The celebrities on the sidelines. The spotlight on the show flying up and down the floor 24 seconds at a time. HBO made a series. Books have been authored. Documentaries have been filmed….
Four things to know about Mark Walter’s Dodgers ownership
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> When Walter’s Guggenheim Baseball group bought the Dodgers in 2012, the once-proud franchise was mired in embarrassment and mediocrity. Under Frank McCourt’s ownership, the team was in bankruptcy. It had not fielded a top-10 MLB payroll three years running. And it had only won the National League West three times since the turn…
Lakers needed an ownership change, and Dodgers owner is perfect fit
For 46 years it’s been a wonderful ride, the sweetest of sagas, the Buss family treating the Lakers like their precocious child, nurturing, embracing, empowering, transforming them into arguably this country’s most celebrated sports franchise. But it’s time. It’s time to give their baby to somebody who won’t be burdened by the family ties or…
Lakers selling majority ownership of franchise to Dodgers owner
The Los Angeles Lakers, a family-run business since Jerry Buss purchased the franchise in 1979, will be sold to Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter and TWG Global, according to multiple people briefed on the deal. The deal is expected to occur with the Lakers’ valuation being about $10 billion — a record for a professional…
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