Wednesday brought big news for Los Angeles Lakers fans as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agreed to purchase the franchise in a record-setting $12.5 billion deal.
Lakers icon Magic Johnson, who previously served as a part-owner and the team’s president of basketball operations, welcomed the ownership change, but his reaction drew criticism from sections of the Lakers’ fan base.
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Magic Johnson Faces Backlash After Applauding Lakers’ New Owners
Johnson welcomed the Lakers’ incoming ownership group, praising both Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and Iger, a former Disney CEO. The ownership transition comes less than a
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