NBA’s Lakers sold to Josh Kushner and ex-Disney CEO Bob Iger for record $12BILLION just one year after setting all-time sales mark

NBA’s Lakers sold to Josh Kushner and ex-Disney CEO Bob Iger for record BILLION just one year after setting all-time sales mark

Published: 10:21 EDT, 12 August 2026 | Updated: 10:21 EDT, 12 August 2026

One year after buying a controlling interest in the Los Angeles Lakers from the Buss family, team owner Mark Walter is now selling the historic NBA franchise to American businessmen Josh Kushner and ex-Disney CEP Bob Iger for a record-breaking $12 billion, ESPN is reporting.

Multiple sources have confirmed the deal, which would eclipse the $10 billion record sales price Walter paid for the franchise in 2025.

Kushner was part of a group of investors that recently tried to buy stakes in the World Cup from FIFA in a since-aborted proposal that has left the group’s president, Gianni Infantino, fighting for his job. He is the younger brother of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law.

Iger recently finished his second stint as Disney CEO.

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