Lakers Fans React to Historic $10 Billion Sale

The Buss Family has agreed to sell the majority stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, one of the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In what is being mentioned as one of the more shocking moves in recent memory, the Lakers will now likely be run very differently going forward.

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Jeanie Buss will remain as the governor of the team, but she will no longer have majority ownership. This could impact how the Lakers are run in terms of roster-building, coaches, scouting, and more.

With this wild sale, many Lakers fans took to social media to let their feelings be known.

"11 championships. The Lakers organization and fans will always be synonymous and grateful to the Buss Family. There’s no need for the disrespectful s*** I’m seeing."

11 championships. The Lakers organization and fans will always be synonymous and grateful to the Buss Family. There’s no need for the disrespectful shit I’m seeing.
— O’Shea Jackson Jr (@OsheaJacksonJr) June 18, 2025

10 Billion!!

Look at Mark Walter haha pic.twitter.com/werRIYcE8L
— Ralph Mason (@Ralph_MasonJr) June 18, 2025

I LOVE THIS FRANCHISE
— GoldenKnight (@GoldenKnightGFX) June 18, 2025

Mark Walter bought the Dodgers in 2012. Since 2013, the Dodgers have:

12/12 postseason appearances
11 NL West titles
4 World Series appearances
2 World Series wins

They are a premier free agent destination and have become Japan's team.

The Lakers could not be in better hands. pic.twitter.com/fLzgFKXj8D
— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) June 18, 2025

New owner forcing Adam Silver to gift wrap Giannis 🔜
— 🅿️erSources CEO | Trey Jemison Hive (@pelinkaburner) June 18, 2025

Mark Walter owns the Dodgers by the way… https://t.co/xKfgrtv7oP
— Laker Central (@LakerCentral365) June 18, 2025

No more losing out on Alex Caruso’s to save on the margins pic.twitter.com/d0bek77DFc
— Calenta (@NBAPaint1) June 18, 2025

New ownership buying Bron a yacht under the table so he takes the vet min 😭
— 🅿️erSources CEO | Trey Jemison Hive (@pelinkaburner) June 18, 2025

Off-season moves about to be lit.
— Made You Look (@Lakerella) June 18, 2025

Some fans have taken the high road, celebrating the success of the Buss family.

"Jerry Buss is the best sports owner of all time, @jeaniebuss has carried the torch, and part of that responsibility is to think very carefully about who they hand the franchise off to, and there is no better option. Thank you Jeanie, and the Buss Family. A new era begins"

Jerry Buss is the best sports owner of all time, @JeanieBuss has carried the torch, and part of that responsibility is to think very carefully about who they hand the franchise off to, and there is no better option. Thank you Jeanie, and the Buss Family. A new era begins https://t.co/x7TUWXg5i7
— Daman Rangoola (@damanr) June 18, 2025

All in all, this is a historic move from the Lakers, and fans generally seem to be happy about it. Many have started to call for Jeanie to sell the team in recent years, and it has finally happened.

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The new era of Lakers basketball starts now, with Walter as the majority owner of the team. Los Angeles has been guided by the Buss family since 1979, so this could be a big change for this iconic NBA franchise.

Los Angeles has a lot of decisions to make this offseason, and the timing of this is likely to give Walter the reins moving forward.

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