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Lakers for sale, again? Pending sale would be 2nd since 2025

NPR | By Steve Futterman,

Jason Fuller, Justine Kenin, Ailsa Chang

Published August 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM CDT

The Los Angeles Lakers have been sold for the second time in two years. The new minority ownership stake holders, Bob Iger and Josh Kushner – brother to President Trump's son in law – Jared Kushner.

Steve Futterman

Jason Fuller

Justine Kenin

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered.

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.