NBA's Los Angeles Lakers to be sold to MLB's Dodgers owner
The US professional basketball team Los Angeles Lakers will be sold to Mark Walter, the controlling owner of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers.
The reported price for the controlling stake in the Lakers is 10 billion dollars, the highest ever for a professional sports team.
Star athletes such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson have played for the Lakers. The team has won 17 NBA championships.
Magic Johnson, a part-owner of the Dodgers, also commented on the deal in a social media post on Wednesday.
Local media outlets are describing the first change of ownership of the Lakers since 1979 as "a historic deal."
Superstars such as LeBron James and Luka Doncic now play for the Lakers. Hachimura Rui from Japan is also on the team.
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