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Lakers Significantly Hiking Season Ticket Prices for 2026–27 After Franchise’s Sale Last Summer

One season ticket holder told ESPN that his tickets are increasing over 45% in price for next year.

Sports Illustrated

A Hollywood ending? Inside the final days of LeBron James in Los Angeles

A new book explores how an all-time great and a world famous franchise handle the waning of a monumental career

The Guardian - US

Who Is Mark Walter? Meet the LA Lakers New Owner Whose Net Worth Rivals the NBA's Biggest Legends

Billionaire Mark Walter has bought the Los Angeles Lakers for $10 billion, ending nearly 50 years of Buss family control and setting a new US sports record.

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Mark Walter finalizes his purchase of a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers

Mark Walter is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers after the NBA Board of Governors approved his purchase of a controlling stake from the Buss family

The Independent UK

Lakers Owners Release Official Statement on Selling Team to Mark Walter

An official statement from the Buss family before they sell the Lakers at a $10 billion valuation.

Sports Illustrated

The $10bn LA Lakers sale proves sports have outgrown even most billionaires

The Lakers’ record sale underscores how owning elite sports franchises is increasingly beyond even the wealthiest individuals, shifting power toward corporate consortiums

The Guardian - US

How Buss family transformed LA Lakers into ultimate $10billion sporting show

Jerry Buss bought the team for $67.5 million in 1979 and made huge changes on and off the court

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Quick Facts About Jerry, Jeanie Buss: Net Worth, LA Lakers Acquisition Timeline, How Much They Paid

At the time of his death in 2013, Jerry Buss was worth about $700 million (£521.08 million), thanks to his real estate empire and the Lakers.

International Business Times UK

Chelsea co-owner set to buy LA Lakers in historic $10bn takeover

Mark Walter is set to take majority ownership of the Lakers

The Independent UK

Who Is Mark Walter? Net Worth, Age, Companies & His Stake on New Lakers

Mark Walter's acquisition of the Los Angeles Lakers for £7.87 billion marks the most expensive sale in US sports history. Discover what this means for the Lakers, the Buss family, and the future of the NBA's most legendary team.

International Business Times UK

Lakers To Be Sold In Record-breaking $10 Billion Deal: ESPN

The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold in a record-breaking $10 billion deal that makes the iconic franchise the highest-valued sports team in US history, ESPN reported Wednesday.

International Business Times

Lakers to be sold to Dodgers owner at $10bn valuation, per reports

The Buss family will sell the iconic franchise to Mark Walter, who owns several sports teams including the WNBA’s Sparks

The Guardian - US

Lakers Sale Price Breaks Record for Sports Franchise

The Lakers are being sold at a valuation of $10 billion.

Sports Illustrated

Buss Family Agrees to Sell Majority Stake in Los Angeles Lakers

Jeanie Buss will continue to serve in her role as the franchise's governor after the sale.

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Marie Claire

Meet Jeanie Buss, the Real-Life Basketball Boss Who Inspired Netflix's 'Running Point'

Her life and career bear a lot of resemblance to Kate Hudson's character Isla Gordon.

The Independent UK

Mindy Kaling and Kate Hudson take on pro basketball in 'Running Point'

Mindy Kaling's new Netflix series “Running Point” is set in the world of professional basketball in Los Angeles

Fortune

Jeanie Buss pitches wrestling as a path for female athletes

Buss's passion project is Women of Wrestling, or WOW.

Marie Claire

These Women Own Sports

Seriously, though. As interest in the WNBA, NSWL, and other female leagues grows, so too, do the number of women investing in pro sports teams.

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USA Today Sports Media Group

The Lakers should pursue Bob Myers to fix their front office and reputation

Could Bob Myers be the man to rectify the Lakers' front office problems and get them back on track?

The Guardian - US

‘Like a larger-than-life movie’: the shocking true story of the Donald Sterling scandal

In a starry new TV series, the controversy surrounding leaked racist footage of a basketball team owner is revisited

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dr. Jerry Buss was offered $1 billion for the Lakers in the early 2000s

Late Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss was once offered $1 billion for the team, according to his daughter, Jeanie Buss, but luckily, he said no.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jeanie Buss likes her portrayal by Hadley Robinson in ‘Winning Time’

Even though many former Lakers dislike the portrayal of the Showtime-era teams in "Winning Time," Jeanie Buss likes how she was portrayed.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jeanie Buss says John C. Reilly is ‘absolutely breathtaking’ as her father in HBO’s Winning Time

Dr. Jerry Buss apparently loved John C. Reilly in the movie version of Chicago.

Salon

Gen Z needs this NBA history lesson

The Celtics' Jaylen Brown wouldn't be here if Magic Johnson didn't reach the heights we see in HBO's Lakers series

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why Jeanie Buss watches HBO’s ‘Winning Time’

One may think Lakers owner Jeanie Buss wouldn't want to watch the HBO series "Winning Time," but she actually does for one big reason.

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