It Takes Big Bucks to Buy the Lakers

24/06/2025 17 min
It Takes Big Bucks to Buy the Lakers

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Episode Synopsis

Fred, Art, Mark, and Laura are shocked at the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers by Jeanie Buss and her family to Mark Walter of Guggenheim Partners for a record $10 billion, ending decades of ownership. Will Dodger-owner Walter's corporate approach maintain the Lakers' championship culture that flourished under the Buss family? Pirates ace Paul Skenes emerges as a Cy Young candidate despite his team's struggles, but can Pittsburgh justify keeping their star pitcher? Or will financial pressures force another talent exodus? And what was so controversial about Nezza singing the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium?