Report: Bob Iger Could Have a Smaller Role with the Lakers than Expected

Lakers Ownership Takes Surprising Twist With Bob Iger and Josh Kushner Amid Jeanie Buss Drama

The twist comes less than a year after Mark Walter took control of the Los Angeles Lakers. Walter purchased a majority stake in the franchise for a reported $10 billion in October 2025. Now, he has sold that position to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger at a $12.5 billion valuation. The deal still needs NBA […]

Lakers’ New Ownership Roles Could Put Jeanie Buss’ Governorship in Jeopardy

The Los Angeles Lakers’ next ownership structure is coming into sharper focus, and the details may be especially significant for Jeanie Buss. Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner agreed last month to buy Mark Walter’s controlling stake in the Lakers in a deal valuing the franchise at $12.5 billion. Early coverage often presented the two as co-equal buyers. But a new report suggests the hierarchy will be more defined. According to the New York Post’s Char…

Report: Bob Iger could have a smaller role with the Lakers than expected

Bob Iger might end up being a second banana of sorts with the Los Angeles Lakers. The former Disney CEO Iger is not expected to serve as the new governor of the Lakers, Charles Gasparino of The California Post reported on Thursday. Gasparino adds that Joshua Kushner is expected to be governor of the team …

How Bob Iger’s future ‘ownership’ of LA Lakers has been exaggerated in $12.5B deal

Media reports of Bob Iger’s future “ownership” of the Los Angeles Lakers appear to have been greatly exaggerated, On The Money has learned.

Details on roles Josh Kushner and Bob Iger will have running the Lakers

Ever since news came out that Mark Walter had agreed to sell his controlling shares of the Los Angeles Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, there were questions about who would run the team moving forward. It appears there is finally some clarity on that as Kushner will be controlling shareholder of the Lakers, […]

Bob Iger reportedly won't be controlling owner of Lakers after all

Bob Iger may become one of the faces of the Lakers’ new ownership group. But apparently he won’t be the guy ultimately calling the shots. Despite earlier reports portraying Iger and Josh Kushner as essentially co-buyers of the franchise, Charles Gasparino of the New York Post reports that Kushner will be the Lakers’ lone controlling […]