Amid some unexpected turbulence on the field, life for the Los Angeles Dodgers just got a bit more uncertain off of it. Walter is also the owner and chairman of the Dodgers, a position he held long before he ever got involved with the Lakers. Lakers sale calls Mark Walter's future as Dodgers owner into questionCelebrities At The Los Angeles Lakers Game | Allen Berezovsky/GettyImagesWhile the timing of the Lakers sale is certainly shocking, it also didn't come out of nowhere. Mark Walter has been the true driving force behind Dodgers dynastyLos Angeles Dodgers Introduce Shohei Ohtani | Meg Oliphant/GettyImagesThat might not seem like an existential crisis at first glance. And he's consistently spent like it — not just on payroll, but on facilities and amenities and everything else that's made Los Angeles the class of the Majors under his watch.