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  "id": 793068,
  "title": "6 Things You Need to Know About the Shocking $12.5 Billion Lakers Sale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-shocking-12-5-billion-lakers-sale",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:59:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/sports/news/los-angeles-lakers-sale-1236834013/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Read this article on Variety’s sister website Sportico. The record-breaking Los Angeles Lakers sale, announced Wednesday to a largely unsuspecting audience, is packed with intrigue. The seller, Mark Walter, is facing federal investigations across his business empire. The buyer, Joshua Kushner, is Trump family-adjacent, recently tried to invest in FIFA in what became a true international scandal…",
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        "outlet": "Sportico",
        "title": "6 Things You Need to Know About the Shocking $12.5B Lakers Sale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-shocking-12-5b-lakers-sale",
        "published": "2026-08-13T17:31:22.000Z"
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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."
}