# LA Lakers to be sold in record $12.5bn deal

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- BBC News, 2026-08-12 16:11 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/articles/c04k2dn422xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly set to be sold for $12.5bn, in what would be a record deal. The proposed sale comes less than a year after Mark Walter acquired a majority stake in the NBA franchise.

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