Mark Walter finalizes his purchase of a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Walter is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers after the NBA Board of…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Walter is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers after the NBA Board of Governors approved his purchase of a controlling stake from the Buss family.

The Lakers and the league confirmed the next step Thursday in a transaction that is expected to close shortly. The sale of the NBA’s most valuable franchise was initially announced in June.

Jeanie Buss will remain the Lakers’ governor under the deal for at least the next five years, and she will oversee day-to-day operations “for the foreseeable future,” the team said. Her father, Jerry Buss, bought the Lakers in 1979.

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