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Who is buying the famous basketball club for $12.5 billionThe American basketball team «Los Angeles Lakers» is being put up for sale for $12.5 billion. Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger are acting as the buyers. The deal will be the most expensive sports franchise sale in history.This is reported by ESPN.The deal value of $12.5 billion exceeds the previous record valuation of the club ($10 billion) by more than a quarter. The sale process still needs official approval from the NBA Board of Governors, whose meeting is scheduled for next month in New York.Initially, Kushner and Iger planned to be involved in establishing a new NBA franchise in Las Vegas, but ultimately decided to acquire the «Lakers» from the current owner, Mark Walter. It should be noted that Walter bought a controlling stake from the Bass family just last year for $10 billion.The «Los Angeles Lakers» are one of the most successful teams in the history of the National Basketball Association, boasting 17 league championship titles.According to: Finance.uaSpace for your advertisement