{"id":41527,"date":"2026-08-12T20:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41527"},"modified":"2026-08-12T20:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:03:11","slug":"breaking-los-angeles-lakers-sold-to-josh-kushner-and-bob-iger-for-whopping-12-billion-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41527","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Los Angeles Lakers Sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for Whopping $12 Billion: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5431330\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5431330\" class=\"wp-image-5431330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bob.jpg\" alt=\"bob iger\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5431330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for a record-breaking $12 billion, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josh Kushner<\/strong>, brother of President<strong> Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/strong> son-in-law <strong>Jared Kushner<\/strong>, and former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tag\/bob-iger\/\">Disney head honcho <strong>Bob Iger<\/strong><\/a>, are buying the legendary NBA franchise, journalist <strong>Ramona Shelburne<\/strong> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to American businessman Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record breaking price over $12 billion, multiple sources told ESPN,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ramonashelburne\/status\/2087539809950797855\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kushner and Iger were involved in the expansion process in Las Vegas, but a stunning turn, they pivoted to make an aggressive offer to buy the Lakers from Mark Walter, who had purchased a controlling interest in the team from the Buss family last year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/sports\/breaking-los-angeles-lakers-sold-to-josh-kushner-and-bob-iger-for-whopping-12-billion-report\/\">BREAKING: Los Angeles Lakers Sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for Whopping $12 Billion: Report<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for a record-breaking $12 billion, according to ESPN. 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