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Bob Iger and Josh Kushner in $12.5bn deal for Lakers basketball franchise

Guggenheim’s Mark Walter sells team after just a year of ownership amid US inquiry into insurance empire

Bob Iger and Josh Kushner in $12.5bn deal for Lakers basketball franchise

TL;DR

  • Mark Walter is selling his team.
  • He owned the team for just one year.
  • The sale occurs during a US inquiry into Walter's insurance empire.
  • A new ownership group is acquiring the team for $12.5 billion.