Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner, and former Disney CEO Bob Iger have teamed up to purchase the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers for a record $12.5 billion. The buyers stated their intention for the storied basketball franchise to 'compete at the highest level.'
This transaction takes place approximately one year after a controlling stake in the team was previously sold for $10 billion to billionaire Mark Walter, the CEO of Guggenheim Partners and owner of the MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers.
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