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NBA draft deal: The Indiana Pacers are trading their No. 23 pick and the rights to Mojave King to the New Orleans Pelicans for Indiana's own 2026 first-round pick back which the Pelicans had previously acquired, sources tell ESPN.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is believed to have suffered a strained right calf and will undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the strain, sources tell ESPN.

BREAKING: The Buss family is entering an agreement to sell majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, the CEO and chairman of diversified holding company TWG Global, sources tell ESPN. Jeanie Buss will continue to serve in her role as Governor after the sale.

Walter earned the first right of refusal if the Buss family ever decided to sell their 66 percent stake when he purchased Phil Anschutz’ 26 percent stake in 2021. In other words, this has been positioned to go this way. There are a lot of ties between the Lakers and Dodgers

Mark Walter is entering agreement to purchase majority ownership of the Lakers from the Buss family for a valuation of approximately $10 billion, the largest sale of a professional sports franchise in the world, sources tell ESPN. $10 billion.

The Lakers sale was preceded by two of Jeanie Buss’ closest confidants in the NBA governors community agreeing to sales for their teams in the last two years: Mark Cuban sold a majority stake in the Mavericks for $3.5 billion Wyc Grousbeck sold the Celtics for $6.1 billion

Laker fans should be estatic. A few things I can tell you about Mark - he is driven by winning, excellence, and doing everything the right way. AND he will put in the resources needed to win! I can understand why Jeanie sold the team to Mark Walter because they are just alike -

I know that my sister Jeanie would have only considered selling the Lakers organization to someone she knows and trusts would carry on the Buss legacy, started by her father Dr. Buss. Now she can comfortably pass the baton to Mark Walter, with whom she has a real friendship and

Important to note. Jeanie Buss will not only remain the Lakers governor, but will continue to run the team for “at least a number of years,” according to sources with knowledge of the deal. In other words, it was guaranteed as part of the agreement that Jeanie Buss would remain

The Los Angeles Lakers intended $10 billion sale to Mark Walter was approved by the Buss siblings through a majority vote, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN

In researching the news of today’s sale, I found a story written in April 2020 citing a $4.4 billion Forbes franchise valuation of the Los Angeles Lakers. Five years later, the team is negotiating a $10 billion sale. Talk about inflation.

Joined SportsCenter to discuss what’s behind the record-breaking $10 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers that’s in the works

The Lakers are an amazing organization. I’m looking forward to meeting Mark and excited about the future. I am also grateful to Jeanie and the Buss family for welcoming me to LA, and I’m happy that Jeanie will continue to be involved. I look forward to working with both of them

Scottie Pippen sees “a lot of me” when he watches OKC star sidekick Jalen Williams. “I don’t even want to put a cap on him to say that he’s going to be me,” Pippen told ESPN. “I see him being greater.” ESPN story: espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka has agreed to a long-term contract extension with the franchise that makes him one of the highest paid NBA coaches, after a 52-win season and top-2 seed for the first time in seven years, sources tell ESPN.

New ESPN story with Tim Bontemps: On the Lakers sale and what it means for the franchise, NBA expansion and the future prospects in both the short and long term for L.A. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Indiana Fever Head Coach Stephanie White will miss Thursday's game at the Golden State Valkyries for personal reasons, the team just announced. Austin Kelly will serve as acting head coach.

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Dave McMenamin (Dave McMenamin) joined Steve Mason & Kamenetzky Brothers on ESPN LA to talk about the $10 Billion sale of the Lakers 📲 Could LeBron potentially reach out to Mark Walter for advice on team ownership? #LakeShow