{
  "id": 675915,
  "title": "Lakers Sold: Joshua Kushner Adds $12B+ NBA Team to Portfolio",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lakers-sold-joshua-kushner-adds-12b-nba-team-to-portfolio",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:43:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/business/team-sales/2026/lakers-sold-kushner-iger-walter-nba-1234941688/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger have reached an agreement to buy the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers for more than $12 billion, according to ESPN, a surprise deal that will end Mark Walter’s ownership of the team after less than a year. This marks an expansion of Kushner’s rapidly growing sports profile. His Thrive Capital invested […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}