19.06.2025 22:50
The NBA team Los Angeles Lakers has been sold for a record price of $10 billion. The Buss family, the owners of the Lakers, has reached an agreement for the sale of the team.
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The biggest sale in the history of sports took place. The Buss family, owners of the NBA team Los Angeles Lakers, reached an agreement with Matt Walter, who is also a shareholder of the MLB team Los Angeles Dodgers, for the sale of the team.
$10 BILLION SALE
The Buss family, who bought the Lakers 45 years ago for $67.5 million, sold the majority stake for $10 billion. Walter, who is also a shareholder of the English Premier League team Chelsea and the WNBA team Los Angeles Sparks, had a 21% stake in the Lakers since 2021.
THE BIGGEST IN THE HISTORY OF SPORTS
The sale of the Lakers became the highest-valued club sale in sports history. The previous record belonged to another NBA team, the Boston Celtics.
Following the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers, the ranking of the most expensive club sales in sports history is as follows;
- $10 billion: Los Angeles Lakers
- $6.1 billion: Boston Celtics
- $6.05 billion: Washington Commanders
- $5.3 billion: Chelsea
- $4.7 billion: Denver Broncos
- $4 billion: Phoenix Suns
- $3.5 billion: Milwaukee Bucks
- $2.4 billion: New York Mets
- $2.4 billion: Brooklyn Nets
- $2.2 billion: Carolina Panthers
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