Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is contesting her siblings’ plan to sell the family’s remaining 17.8% minority ownership stake in the team, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. Earlier this month, a deal was reached with Bob Iger and Josh Kushner to sell the team for $12 billion. The Buss siblings voted to sell the family trust’s remaining interest to the duo, which would end Jeanie Buss’ tenure as governor since the position requires at least 15% ownership of the team. Lakers and NBA analyst Iztok Franko joins "NewsNation Live" with the latest. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes." Weekdays starting at…
Buss reminded her siblings that the family needs to retain a 15% stake in the team so she can keep her role as governor, highlighting a 2017 court ruling that kept her in control of the team following her father's death.
The brother of Jared Kushner is an influential venture capitalist with big bets on A.I. and health insurance.
AI:Josh Kushner, a prominent venture capitalist known for heavy investments in artificial intelligence and the healthcare industry, has joined Bob Iger in a record-breaking $12.5 billion acquisition of the Los Angeles Lakers. This blockbuster deal brings the brother of Jared Kushner into ownership of the NBA franchise, marking a massive expansion of the Kushner family's influence through significant capital moves.Open
Shaquille O'Neal drew a blunt parallel between his own rocky relationship with Los Angeles Lakers fans and LeBron James's eight-year tenure, arguing that Kobe Bryant's shadow made full acceptance impossible for both of them. O'Neal made the comments during an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio, weeks after James quietly left the Lakers and signed with […] The post Shaq says Lakers fans never truly embraced him or LeBron — and he knows why appeared first on American Almanac .
Shaquille O'Neal drew a blunt parallel between his own rocky relationship with Los Angeles Lakers fans and LeBron James's eight-year tenure, arguing that Kobe Bryant's shadow made full acceptance impossible for both of them. O'Neal made the comments during an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio, weeks after James quietly left the Lakers and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in free agency. The former center said the fan base's loyalty to Bryant meant that neither he nor James, two of the most dominant players in franchise history, ever got the embrace their résumés deserved. The remarks land at a moment when James's departure from Los Angeles has drawn surprisingly little public grief. His agent, Rich Paul, informed the Lakers of the…Open
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Quinn Brown, a 19-year-old thrifter from Portland, Ore., bought a warm-up jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain for $3.07. Six months later, Sotheby’s auctioned it off for $89,600.
