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Lakers fans fume over Ivanka-kin takeover: 'Entire country is being strip mined'
['Daniel Hampton', 'Jason Miciak', 'Thom Hartmann', 'Tara Dublin']
Raw Story
Los Angeles Lakers fans are in open revolt after reports that the storied franchise is being sold to venture capitalist Josh Kushner — brother of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner — and former Disney CEO Bob Iger.
The buyers would take over from Mark Walter, who wrested control from the Buss family only last year at a $10 billion valuation.
Reports tied Walter's swift exit to a federal probe into his firm, TWG Global, and to health concerns after a 2024 stroke.
"This entire country ... is being strip mined by trump family members," Twitch streamer Scoob fumed.
Iger, a longtime NBA enthusiast, and Kushner had reportedly explored launching a Las Vegas expansion team before pivoting to the Lakers.