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Control of one of the most publicized and precious professional sports teams in the world changes their hands.
The bus family, which has run the Los Angeles Lakers for 46 years, sells majority participation in the emblematic NBA franchise for an evaluation of $ 10 billion in Mark Walter, who had previously had a minority participation in the team, a source said nbcla.
It would be the second icon in southern California in which Walter has a controlling interest; A ownership group led by Walter has owned Los Angeles Dodgers since 2012.
If the sale of the Lakers was approved by the NBA, it would have marked the first time since 1979 that the bus family no longer controlled the team which won 17 NBA championships, the second largest number, including 11 under the property of the family. Since the death of the longtime owner in 2013, Jerry Buss, his children have managed the team, led by daughter Jeanie Buss.
The buses will continue to act as the governor of the team after the sale of the team, according to NBCLA, which would allow him to vote on the questions of the league during the meetings of the board of directors between the owners of the NBA.
ESPN was the first to report news from the sale.
Last year, Forbes ranked Lakers as the eighth most valid team in the world, with $ 7.1 billion.
Walter joined the Lakers ownership group in 2021, when Philip Anschutz sold a 27% participation of the team in Walter and a co -owner of Dodgers, Todd Boehly.
“Job well done to my sister Jeanie Buss for having concluded an incredible matter and choose the right person to continue the @Lakers Heritage and tradition of winning – Mark Walter, my business partner and friend! “Magic Johnson, the former superstar of the Lakers who is part of groups with Walter who have the Dodgers and Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, published on X.
Johnson added that “Mark Walter is the best choice and will be the best goalkeeper of the Laker brand”, and added in a later post that “fans of Lakers should be ecstatic”.
The sale resets the bar for the value of a professional sports team. The proposed sale of $ 6.1 billion from the NBA Boston Celtics, which has not yet been officially completed, previously held the NBA franchise record.
