Sporticast: The Paradox of Sports Democratization

On the 580th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with notable Wall Street (and sports) investor Roger Ehrenberg about the looming $12.5 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers, and what’s drawing this new class of tech billionaires to sports. Ehrenberg built the first phase of his career in Wall Street derivatives, […]

sportico.com ·2026-08-20

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