Personal Digest: Lakers reportedly sold for $12.5B — ownership shock
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$12.5B — The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly being sold for a record $12.5 billion to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, a seismic ownership shift for the city's crown jewel.
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