A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says

A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says: a running story on the front pages of 4 newsrooms from 13 August 2026 to 19 August 2026, 7 headlines over 7 days.

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19 August 2026

• AP Jeanie Buss to contest siblings' plan to sell their Lakers minority ownership stake to Kushner, Iger

15 August 2026

• AP Josh Kushner moves into spotlight after stunning purchase of Lakers with partner Bob Iger

14 August 2026

• Wall Street Journal Facing a federal investigation and a liquidity crunch, Mark Walter needed only 72 hours to accept an out-of-the-blue offer to sell the Lakers to Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger.

13 August 2026

• CNN LA Lakers sell for a record $12.5 billion to ex-Disney CEO Iger and Jared Kushner’s brother Josh
• CNN Who is Josh Kushner, the billionaire who just bought the Lakers?
• AP A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says
• Al Jazeera Blockbuster $12.5bn deal as Kushner, Iger, purchase NBA Lakers franchise