Mark Walter’s Lakers sale memorialized by mass layoffs, price hikes, losing LeBron

When Mark Walter purchased the majority ownership of the Lakers last year, expectations for the franchise’s short- and long-term future soared. After being primarily owned by the Buss family – first Dr. Jerry Buss and then his children, led by Jeanie Buss – for 46 years, which was the longest majority ownership tenure

The Lakers’ record sale has another twist: Mark Walter’s brief tenure  USA Today

Shohei Ohtani could leave the Dodgers if Mark Walter sells them, just as he did with the Lakers  MARCA

Mark Walter's federal investigation for alleged loan fraud fuels speculation about whether the Los Angeles Dodgers could be sold after the Lakers deal.

With Walter's abrupt sale of the Lakers for billions in profit, a federal investigation he's connected to has become of further interest.

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Walter is selling the Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner for a reported $12.5 billion

What Mark Walter's Lakers Sale Means for the Dodgers  Sports Illustrated