{
  "id": 745163,
  "title": "LA Lakers set for record $12.5bn sale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/la-lakers-set-for-record-12-5bn-sale",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:31:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/la-lakers-set-for-record-125bn-sale-1.500639492"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly set to change hands in a record-breaking $12.5 billion (£9.3bn) deal, less than a year after Mark Walter became the NBA franchise’s majority owner. Josh Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former Disney CEO Bob Iger are behind the deal to acquire the controlling stake in one of basketball’s most iconic…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}