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Los Angeles Lakers sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for record-breaking price
Headlines vary in their emphasis, with one identifying Josh Kushner by his relation to Jared Kushner, while others focus on the "record-breaking price" or the specific "$12.5 billi
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As of August 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedBusinessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger have bought the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster deal.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Los Angeles Lakers sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for record-breaking price". The right frames it as "LA Lakers Sold to Ex-Disney CEO and Jared Kushner's Brother for Record-Breaking Price".
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CenterLos Angeles Lakers sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for record-breaking price
KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightJared Kushner's brother Joshua, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, buying NBA's Los Angeles Lakers team
Jared Kushner's brother Joshua, former Disney CEO Bob Iger, buying NBA's Los Angeles Lakers team
Jared Kushner's brother Joshuabuying
The sale comes barely a year after the team’s controlling stake was sold for $10 billion to Mark Walter, the billionaire CEO of Guggenheim Partners who also owns MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers.
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