{
  "id": 701838,
  "title": "The Lakers just landed a $12.5 billion deal with two surprising new owners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-lakers-just-landed-a-12-5-billion-deal-with-two-surprising-new",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T20:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91589190/the-lakers-just-landed-a-12-5-billion-deal-with-two-surprising-new-owners"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Los Angeles Lakers have new owners again. The team announced it has been sold to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner Wednesday for a record-breaking $12.5 billion. The sale comes less than a year after American businessman Mark Walter purchased the franchise. Walter’s purchase at the time also broke records at $10 billion, acquiring the team from the Buss family. Walter also holds ownership stakes in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Bob Iger and Josh Kushner are buying the Lakers for $12.5 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/bob-iger-and-josh-kushner-are-buying-the-lakers-for-12-5-billion",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:57:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}