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  "id": 837160,
  "title": "Done in a weekend – the $12.5bn LA Lakers sale that shocked the NBA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/done-in-a-weekend-the-12-5bn-la-lakers-sale-that-shocked-the-nba",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T03:18:39.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/done-in-a-weekend-the-12-5bn-la-lakers-sale-that-shocked-the-nba/"
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  "summary": "It was a move that has left the NBA world in shock. And the deal was done astonishing quickly. The Los Angeles Lakers’ record $12.5bn (£9.3bn) sale was agreed in the space of a weekend. News broke on Wednesday that Josh Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared, and former Disney chief [...] The post Done in a weekend – the $12.5bn LA Lakers sale that shocked the NBA…",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Done in a weekend - the $12.5bn LA Lakers sale that shocked the NBA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/done-in-a-weekend-the-12-5bn-la-lakers-sale-that-shocked-the-nba",
        "published": "2026-08-13T20:00:33.000Z"
      }
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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."
}