News Former Disney Chief Bob Iger to Co-Own Lakers in $12 Billion Deal

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Former Disney Chief Bob Iger to Co-Own Lakers in $12 Billion Deal

Bob Iger is set to co-own the Los Angeles Lakers after he and Josh Kushner agreed to buy the team from Mark Walter for a record-breaking $12 billion.

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Bob Iger, who handed the Disney CEO role to Josh D'Amaro on March 18, is buying the Los Angeles Lakers alongside businessman Josh Kushner for over $12 billion. The deal sets a record sale price for an NBA franchise, with the pair purchasing from Mark Walter.

 

[Andrew C]

Ah, so this is what he is up to. lol

 

[Coaster Lover]

Well, hopefully he has more success with this NBA venture than he had with the NBA Experience in Disney Springs...

 

[HauntedPirate]

The same guy who approved giving the NBA tens of billions in hyper-inflated TV deals is now going to become a co-owner of a NBA team. A team that’s going nowhere.

Nah, this doesn’t smell at all.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Well, hopefully he has more success with this NBA venture than he had with the NBA Experience in Disney Springs...

I hope he has just as much success.

 

[Andrew C]

I wonder if they will introduce in-game seat upgrades via an app.

 

[GenChi]

Bobby I linking up with the Kushners?

I am expecting a very civilized and respectful discussion here on the wdwmagic forums

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I wonder if they will introduce in-game seat upgrades via an app.

Lightning lanes to get to your seats, and mobile ordering from your My Lakers app…

 

[Piebald]

The same guy who approved giving the NBA tens of billions in hyper-inflated TV deals is now going to become a co-owner of a NBA team. A team that’s going nowhere.

Nah, this doesn’t smell at all.

As long as Luka is on that roster they're hardly a team that's "going nowhere"

 

[Ayla]

I don't have enough emojis to describe how vile this is.

 

[TalkingHead]

For my next trick, I’ll ruin the Lakers.

 

[Disstevefan1]

The question is, does Iger own enough of the Lakers to be able to destroy the Lakers?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Anyone want to argue Bobby wasn’t an overpaid cutthroat today?

 

[EricsBiscuit]

I wonder what the financing of the deal looked like.

 

[Tha Realest]

I wonder what the financing of the deal looked like.

0.3% Iger
0.7% Thrive
99% Authentically Disney, Distinctly Saudi

 

[HauntedPirate]

Waiting for the first person to use AI to generate and post a picture of Iger sitting on a throne on his super yatch, lighting a cigar with a roll of $100 bills and watching a Lakers game (where they are losing 72-28 to Dallas in the 2nd quarter) on a massive TV.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

0.3% Iger
0.7% Thrive
99% Authentically Disney, Distinctly Saudi

…winner

 

[Brer Oswald]

Anyone want to argue Bobby wasn’t an overpaid cutthroat today?

I think Bob is the most corrupt person in Hollywood.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I think Bob is the most corrupt person in Hollywood.

Nah…he’s just really short and low imagination

 

[HMF]

Well, at least he is now going to be in charge of (and potentially messing up) an entity that I don't have a strong emotional attachment to.