How much were the Lakers sold for? NBA franchise fetches record $12.5 billion
- The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for a record $12.5 billion.
- The sale is to businessman Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Robert Iger.
- Mark Walter bought the Lakers in 2025 from the Buss Family for $10 billion.
- Walter's companies are currently under federal investigation.
- LeBron James left the Lakers in free agency to join the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for a record $12.5 billion less than two years after Mark Walter bought the team from the Buss Family. The deal was first reported by ESPN.
The sale to businessman Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Robert Iger would mark the highest amount ever paid for a North American sports franchise, surpassing the $10 billion that Walter paid for the Lakers.
Walter bought the Lakers in 2025 from the family of Dr. Jerry Buss, who owned the franchise from 1979 until his death in 2013. At the time of his death, the franchise was passed on to his six children, with his daughter Jeanie becoming the team's governor and being named controlling owner in 2017.
湖人队以创纪录的125亿美元出售
洛杉矶湖人队以创纪录的125亿美元出售，距离马克·沃尔特从巴斯家族手中购买球队不到两年。该交易最早由ESPN报道。
此次出售给商人约书亚·库什纳和前迪士尼首席执行官罗伯特·艾格，将成为北美体育特许经营权历史上支付的最高金额，超过沃尔特为湖人队支付的100亿美元。
沃尔特于2025年从杰里·巴斯博士的家族手中购买湖人队，巴斯博士自1979年起拥有该特许经营权，直到2013年去世。在他去世时，特许经营权传给了他的六个孩子，其中女儿吉妮在2017年成为球队的总裁并被任命为控股所有者。