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