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The swift sale has sparked internet rumors due to concurrent federal financial probes facing the previous owner, Mark Walter. The White House and representatives for Kushner have denied any political involvement or pressure in the transaction.

Methinks in years past Kushner would face the same scrutiny (and result) Trump did when he was trying to buy an NFL team.

The 2026 FIFA Commercialization Fallout

Kushner and his long-term investment vehicle, Thrive Eternal, were at the center of a massive international sports crisis involving soccer's global governing body, FIFA.

The Secret Deal:
Kushner engaged in secret talks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino to spin off a new commercial entity called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE). The plan aimed to sell a 20% minority stake in FIFA's media, broadcasting, and ticketing rights to Kushner's private equity syndicate for $4.2 billion.

The Backlash:
The proposal triggered severe outrage from European football union UEFA, EU officials, and national governments who accused FIFA of overly commercializing the sport. UEFA threatened a total boycott of the World Cup, forcing Infantino to officially scrap the plan. UEFA went as far as sending Kushner a legal warning letter demanding the preservation of all documents related to the collapsed deal.

Family Real Estate and Legal Violations

Despite Kushner's efforts to distinguish his tech investment firm, Thrive Capital, from his family's controversial real estate business, he remains legally tied to its operations.

Tenant Exploitation Settlement:
Kushner and his brother Jared each held a 50% stake in JK2, a property-management company. A Maryland court uncovered "widespread and numerous" violations committed by the entity, including harvesting illegal fees and improperly pursuing debts from tenants.

Civil Penalties:
Its successor firm, Westminster Management, eventually settled a lawsuit with the state of Maryland for $3.25 million in civil penalties and tenant restitution following allegations of poor property maintenance and illegal fee charging

BearNIt said:

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concordtom said:

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Never rooting for the lakers again. They are team corruption Trump now.

It'll be nice when Trump is gone and the hangers oners no longer have his backing.

I'd like to see everything Trump related be eradicated. No ballroom. No gold leaf ornamentation. No status. No buildings. Confiscate all of it. Demolish. Recycle. Repurpose. Remove.

Then throw family in jail for having touched him.


What do you think, am I an outlier?

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Will the other owners let this deal go through? Can they stop the deal? The owners will be booed every time they show their faces.

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It's no use. We are doomed.
It's impossible for humans to flip allegiance after a lifetime of mental conditioning.

Just look at the Republican Party. It was taken over by a radical, but people couldn't stick with their values, they stick with the label.

They will continue to root for the Jersey, just like elephants wear red, and cal bear fans don blue and gold.

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So how long until the great vampire squid jams its money sucking blood funnel into Mark Walter's Dodger's now that it has him on the run?

*Props to Matt Taibbi for the analogy

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You think the country could ever do a Montgomery Bus Boycott again?

You know, it's 100000 times easier to forego a sports game than it is walk 10 miles to work, both ways, every day for months.
This country is soft.

Being able to suffer is a skill!

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BearNIt said:

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concordtom said:

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Never rooting for the lakers again. They are team corruption Trump now.

It'll be nice when Trump is gone and the hangers oners no longer have his backing.

I'd like to see everything Trump related be eradicated. No ballroom. No gold leaf ornamentation. No status. No buildings. Confiscate all of it. Demolish. Recycle. Repurpose. Remove.

Then throw family in jail for having touched him.


What do you think, am I an outlier?

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Will the other owners let this deal go through? Can they stop the deal? The owners will be booed every time they show their faces.

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Why not? Disney just signed a multiyear deal with the NBA, TNT is out. Nobody will be booed

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As a life long Laker fan I can tell you the new owners will be booed. Wait and see.

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Yes but that's probably because of the upcoming losses

dajo9 said:

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BearNIt said:

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Anarchistbear said:

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BearNIt said:

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concordtom said:

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Never rooting for the lakers again. They are team corruption Trump now.

It'll be nice when Trump is gone and the hangers oners no longer have his backing.

I'd like to see everything Trump related be eradicated. No ballroom. No gold leaf ornamentation. No status. No buildings. Confiscate all of it. Demolish. Recycle. Repurpose. Remove.

Then throw family in jail for having touched him.


What do you think, am I an outlier?

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Will the other owners let this deal go through? Can they stop the deal? The owners will be booed every time they show their faces.

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Why not? Disney just signed a multiyear deal with the NBA, TNT is out. Nobody will be booed

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As a life long Laker fan I can tell you the new owners will be booed. Wait and see.

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Yes but that's probably because of the upcoming losses

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Not a believer in the Luka lead Cream Team?

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dajo9 said:

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BearNIt said:

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Anarchistbear said:

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BearNIt said:

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concordtom said:

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Never rooting for the lakers again. They are team corruption Trump now.

It'll be nice when Trump is gone and the hangers oners no longer have his backing.

I'd like to see everything Trump related be eradicated. No ballroom. No gold leaf ornamentation. No status. No buildings. Confiscate all of it. Demolish. Recycle. Repurpose. Remove.

Then throw family in jail for having touched him.


What do you think, am I an outlier?

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Will the other owners let this deal go through? Can they stop the deal? The owners will be booed every time they show their faces.

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Why not? Disney just signed a multiyear deal with the NBA, TNT is out. Nobody will be booed

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As a life long Laker fan I can tell you the new owners will be booed. Wait and see.

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Yes but that's probably because of the upcoming losses

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Not a believer in the Luka lead Cream Team?

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That team is just all-whrite

Not sure anyone but people in Vegas care, but the sale of the Lakers saved Vegas from having their new NBA franchise owned by Kushner and Igor. Most people in Henderson (the Raiders and Golden Knights actually are located and practice in Henderson and play in Vegas) want the local billionaire that owns the Knights to own the new franchise.

Hollywood Igor is a much better fit for the Lakers, and I assume the money is coming from Kushner.

dajo9 said:

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BearNIt said:

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Anarchistbear said:

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BearNIt said:

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concordtom said:

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Never rooting for the lakers again. They are team corruption Trump now.

It'll be nice when Trump is gone and the hangers oners no longer have his backing.

I'd like to see everything Trump related be eradicated. No ballroom. No gold leaf ornamentation. No status. No buildings. Confiscate all of it. Demolish. Recycle. Repurpose. Remove.

Then throw family in jail for having touched him.


What do you think, am I an outlier?

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Will the other owners let this deal go through? Can they stop the deal? The owners will be booed every time they show their faces.

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Why not? Disney just signed a multiyear deal with the NBA, TNT is out. Nobody will be booed

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As a life long Laker fan I can tell you the new owners will be booed. Wait and see.

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Yes but that's probably because of the upcoming losses

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This, they have good guards, but other than Kessler, who is decent, their new front court looks pretty weak. Maybe a low playoff team, but likely behind Denver, Okie City, and San Antonio in the west hierarchy.

wifeisafurd said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearNIt said:

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Anarchistbear said:

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BearNIt said:

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concordtom said:

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Never rooting for the lakers again. They are team corruption Trump now.

It'll be nice when Trump is gone and the hangers oners no longer have his backing.

I'd like to see everything Trump related be eradicated. No ballroom. No gold leaf ornamentation. No status. No buildings. Confiscate all of it. Demolish. Recycle. Repurpose. Remove.

Then throw family in jail for having touched him.


What do you think, am I an outlier?

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Will the other owners let this deal go through? Can they stop the deal? The owners will be booed every time they show their faces.

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Why not? Disney just signed a multiyear deal with the NBA, TNT is out. Nobody will be booed

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As a life long Laker fan I can tell you the new owners will be booed. Wait and see.

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Yes but that's probably because of the upcoming losses

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This, they have good guards, but other than Kessler, who is decent, their new front court looks pretty weak. Maybe a low playoff team, but likely behind Denver, Okie City, and San Antonio in the west hierarchy.

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Yes, anywhere from 5th to 8th best team in the league is a good estimate out of 30 teams. While a title is a longshot unless they add one more piece, they are still pretty darn good. Not sure that is worth booing.

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wifeisafurd said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearNIt said:

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Anarchistbear said:

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BearNIt said:

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concordtom said:

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Never rooting for the lakers again. They are team corruption Trump now.

It'll be nice when Trump is gone and the hangers oners no longer have his backing.

I'd like to see everything Trump related be eradicated. No ballroom. No gold leaf ornamentation. No status. No buildings. Confiscate all of it. Demolish. Recycle. Repurpose. Remove.

Then throw family in jail for having touched him.


What do you think, am I an outlier?

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Will the other owners let this deal go through? Can they stop the deal? The owners will be booed every time they show their faces.

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Why not? Disney just signed a multiyear deal with the NBA, TNT is out. Nobody will be booed

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As a life long Laker fan I can tell you the new owners will be booed. Wait and see.

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Yes but that's probably because of the upcoming losses

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This, they have good guards, but other than Kessler, who is decent, their new front court looks pretty weak. Maybe a low playoff team, but likely behind Denver, Okie City, and San Antonio in the west hierarchy.

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Yes, anywhere from 5th to 8th best team in the league is a good estimate out of 30 teams. While a title is a longshot unless they add one more piece, they are still pretty darn good. Not sure that is worth booing.

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Laker fans always have expectations. I expect some booing at times.

wifeisafurd said:

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oski003 said:

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wifeisafurd said:

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dajo9 said:

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BearNIt said:

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Anarchistbear said:

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BearNIt said:

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concordtom said:

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Never rooting for the lakers again. They are team corruption Trump now.

It'll be nice when Trump is gone and the hangers oners no longer have his backing.

I'd like to see everything Trump related be eradicated. No ballroom. No gold leaf ornamentation. No status. No buildings. Confiscate all of it. Demolish. Recycle. Repurpose. Remove.

Then throw family in jail for having touched him.


What do you think, am I an outlier?

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Will the other owners let this deal go through? Can they stop the deal? The owners will be booed every time they show their faces.

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Why not? Disney just signed a multiyear deal with the NBA, TNT is out. Nobody will be booed

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As a life long Laker fan I can tell you the new owners will be booed. Wait and see.

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Yes but that's probably because of the upcoming losses

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This, they have good guards, but other than Kessler, who is decent, their new front court looks pretty weak. Maybe a low playoff team, but likely behind Denver, Okie City, and San Antonio in the west hierarchy.

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Yes, anywhere from 5th to 8th best team in the league is a good estimate out of 30 teams. While a title is a longshot unless they add one more piece, they are still pretty darn good. Not sure that is worth booing.

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Laker fans always have expectations. I expect some booing at times.

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And that is why we have 17 NBA Championships. Win or get out of the way. lol

wifeisafurd said:

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https://cnb.cx/4wXY2DJ


The swift sale has sparked internet rumors due to concurrent federal financial probes facing the previous owner, Mark Walter. The White House and representatives for Kushner have denied any political involvement or pressure in the transaction.

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Mark Walter was facing a liquidity crunch.

It only took him 72 hours to accept the $12.5 Billion offer that came out of the blue.

The sale allowed him to free up other assets and collateral that he had pledged to finance the team purchase last year.

An amazing investigative article from the WSJ
Simply amazing!










The current probe burst into public view after June filings by Delaware Life and Clear Spring revealed the companies had been subpoenaed by federal authorities.

Authorities have zeroed in on ABS Capital, as well as Amistad Financial, Bradford Allen and Hudson Trading, the Journal reported. Proceeds from the loans made by the insurers passed through entities purportedly controlled by each of these firms and went to other Walter-linked businesses.

Amistad, chaired by former McDonald's CEO Don Thompson, is connected to Walter's empire through its purchase of life-insurer EquiTrust from Magic Johnson Enterprises. Johnson's company had earlier acquired the insurer from Guggenheim and others.

The recent government scrutiny of deals by Walter's insurance companies seemed to come by chance. It began with a whistleblower inside Guggenheim Investments, the firm's asset management arm, about possible accounting fraud in a Middle East financing deal.

In April 2025, Walter's conglomerate, TWG Global, announced that Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi fund, would help it raise $10 billion in fresh equity. Based on the whistleblower's account, authorities began to explore whether Guggenheim Investments, partly owned by TWG, might have used misleading contracts to inflate its revenue and secure a better deal.

Apparently the Buss is not selling control of the Lakers and Shams, the ESPN reporter who started the rumor is on the hotseat. It appears that the two younger Buss siblings have been trying to discredit Jeanie Buss. Her attorney has called for the two younger Buss siblings to come clean and put out a statement. Apparently Game of Thrones is not finished.