Kushner's Lakers Buy Prompts Speculation About Possible Trump Role
📍 Where it landed
Joshua Kushner completed a $12.5 billion purchase of the Los Angeles Lakers, prompting widespread speculation about his connection to Donald Trump and prompting comments that NBA owners found the deal “bizarre.” The acquisition also sparked discussion about the role of other figures such as Bob Iger and upcoming meetings with star player Luka Doncic, but coverage of the story faded without further definitive developments.
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (16)
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Who are the Lakers' new owners? Yahoo Sports · 41d ago
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Kushner's Lakers Buy Prompts Speculation About Possible Trump Role Forbes · 41d ago broke it first
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