Mark Walter’s Lakers sale memorialized by mass layoffs, price hikes, losing LeBron

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• Mark Walter’s Lakers sale memorialized by mass layoffs, price hikes, losing LeBron

  When Mark Walter purchased the majority ownership of the Lakers last year, expectations for the franchise’s short- and long-term future soared. After being primarily owned by the Buss family – first Dr. Jerry Buss and then his children, led by Jeanie Buss – for 46 years, which was the longest majority ownership tenure in the...

  Publisher:NY Post NBAArticle published: 2026-08-16 13:30:00 UTC

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• Mark Walter’s Lakers sale memorialized by mass layoffs, price hikes, losing LeBron

  When Mark Walter purchased the majority ownership of the Lakers last year, expectations for the franchise’s short- and long-term future soared. After being primarily owned by the Buss family –...

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published: 2026-08-16 13:30:00 UTC