{
  "id": 726660,
  "title": "LA Lakers to be sold in record $12.5bn deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/la-lakers-to-be-sold-in-record-12-5bn-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T02:07:21.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/la-lakers-to-be-sold-in-record-12-5bn-deal/"
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  "summary": "The Los Angeles Lakers are to be sold for a reported record-breaking $12.5bn (£9.3bn) – less than a year after Mark Walter took a majority stake in the NBA franchise. Josh Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared, and former Disney chief executive Bob Iger are buying the controlling interest in one of the […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Guide Network",
        "title": "LA Lakers To Be Sold In Record $12.5bn Deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/la-lakers-to-be-sold-in-record-12-5bn-deal-767869",
        "published": "2026-08-13T13:02:31.000Z"
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  "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."
}