In a stunning but welcome move, the Buss family is selling majority ownership of the Lakers to billionaire Mark Walter in a record-setting $10 billion deal. Many fans are cheering the change, hopeful that fresh leadership will bring new energy—and maybe another championship banner—to the iconic franchise. Walter, who also owns the Dodgers, has a strong track record in L.A. sports. Jeanie Buss will remain as team governor, preserving a tie to the family legacy. The sale ends over four decades of Buss family control.
Joining us is someone who knows this town, these teams, and this fanbase better than anyone — the voice of AM 570 LA Sports, NFL play-by-play announcer, Matt ‘Money’ Smith.
We’re talking legacy, leadership, and what this means for the future of the purple and gold.
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