⭐ Lakers Sold to Kushner’s Bro & Friends. Was It Corruption? What Happens to Las Vegas Now?
The LA Lakers Were Sold to A Group Led By Jared Kushner’s Brother / NBA Expansion Speculation
https://x.com/Betsycashmoney/status/2087550720497045748?s=20
Betsey@BetsycashmoneyHmmm... this is certainly a shocking development... 🤔 So Trump's DOJ & Trump's SEC are investigating brand new Lakers owner Mark Walter & Guggenheim Partners, and now suddenly Walter is selling the Lakers to Trump's family member...? 🧐
Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburneThe Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to American businessman Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record breaking price over $12 billion, multiple sources told ESPN. Kushner and Iger were involved in the expansion process in Las Vegas, but a stunning turn, they pivoted to make an2:44 PM · Aug 12, 2026 · 932K Views142 Replies · 3.22K Reposts · 15.8K Likeshttps://x.com/Betsycashmoney/status/2087557301783646466?s=20
Betsey@Betsycashmoney@rieszspieces SURELY it's gotta be a coincidence right???? 😆 Jared Kushner's bff was head of the SEC... (until like last week lol) The SEC starts investigating Mark Walter... And suddenly Mark Walter agrees to sell the Lakers to Kushner's family??? Nothing to see here! 🙃3:10 PM · Aug 12, 2026 · 19.1K Views2 Replies · 15 Reposts · 223 Likes
This Might Have Been Ordered by Trump Himself
https://x.com/5149jamesli/status/2087604216085058037?s=20
James Li@5149jamesliJust a massive, totally random coincidence: - Mark Walter (the new Lakers owner) gets hit with an SEC investigation - 3 weeks ago, he visits the White House and gifts Trump a championship ring - Now, his marquee NBA franchise is magically being sold to a member of Trump’s family6:16 PM · Aug 12, 2026 · 354K Views218 Replies · 2.77K Reposts · 10K Likeshttps://x.com/IndLeftNews/status/2089450454375612437?s=20
Indie @ INN #NoneOfTheAbove #JournalismIsNotACrime@IndLeftNews@GregPawson @BillSimmons It was ordered by Tump would be my guess - to make the indictments disappear, and Jared Kushner’s brother somehow gets involved in the sale? Shady AF Gangster-style holdup IMO The economy will not be affected by this This is mafia tactics to strongarm sports franchises8:33 PM · Aug 17, 2026 · 108 Viewshttps://x.com/Yubbie007/status/2087578107863511187?s=20
❂ Yübbîę Umoh ❂@Yubbie007No, Mark Walter paid his tribute to Trump with this sale. The investigation will be dropped in a month, guaranteed.
❂ Yübbîę Umoh ❂ @Yubbie007Does it mean Mark Walter is in actual trouble?4:33 PM · Aug 12, 2026 · 2.01K Views
Buss Family Agreed to Sell Their Remaining 20% Stake, Too - How Much did They Get?
https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/2089440267636240455?s=20
Bleacher Report@BleacherReport🚨 Breaking: The Buss family have decided to sell their remaining 17.8% ownership stake in the Lakers to new majority owners Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, per @ShamsCharania Buss family and the Lakers are officially done after 47 years ❌
7:52 PM · Aug 17, 2026 · 1.99M Views1.03K Replies · 2.62K Reposts · 25.6K Likeshttps://x.com/chicodamus0/status/2089511891575951460?s=20
chicodamus@chicodamus0@BleacherReport @ShamsCharania The deal negotiator.
12:37 AM · Aug 18, 2026 · 4.86K Views1 Like
Josh Kushner & Thrive Capital Are Everywhere These Days: Anduril, FIFA, Pro Sports Franchises, Neuralink
https://x.com/neilsaidwhat/status/2087582996090224968?s=20
Neil 🇺🇸@neilsaidwhat@SMB_Attorney Don't leave out the Kushner little brother. Great story of how you can start your career with billions in outside investment from a young age. You don't always need bootstraps. A connected family can crown you a genius with unlimited funds and connections right away. Also the4:52 PM · Aug 12, 2026 · 1.29M Views19 Replies · 11 Reposts · 428 Likeshttps://x.com/centregoals/status/2082431720591073551?s=20
CentreGoals.@centregoals🚨🚨| JUST IN: FIFA plans a $𝟐𝟎 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 commercial entity with Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital as lead investor. Kushner is the brother-in-law of Donald Trump and backed Instagram & OpenAI early. He manages £18.6BN in assets & owns stakes in the Miami Heat and SF
11:43 AM · Jul 29, 2026 · 322K Views206 Replies · 444 Reposts · 3.73K Likeshttps://x.com/exec_sum/status/2028928508802605235?s=20
Exec Sum@exec_sumNEWS: Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz to lead $4B Anduril round at a $60B valuation.
8:20 PM · Mar 3, 2026 · 101K Views22 Replies · 50 Reposts · 1.87K Likeshttps://x.com/7SEES_/status/1929880201040723976?s=20
7SEES@7SEES_Thrive Capital is Jared Kushners brother:
12:37 PM · Jun 3, 2025 · 834 Views4 Reposts · 10 Likeshttps://x.com/ash_siingh/status/2088763288008249723?s=20
ash@ash_siinghJosh Kushner’s Thrive Capital is one of OpenAI’s biggest investors. The Lakers really boutta get coached by gpt-6-phil-jackson
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport🚨 The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for a record-breaking price of $12 BILLION to American businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, per @ramonashelburne The franchise has now been sold twice in less than 18 months 😳11:02 PM · Aug 15, 2026 · 24.6K Views1 Likehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/details-revealed-8bn-las-vegas-191626653.html
What Does This Mean for Las Vegas? Will Miriam Adelson Try to Move the Mavericks There from Dallas?
Does This Mean Miriam Moves the Mavs to Vegas?
https://x.com/IndLeftNews/status/2087554721955332500?s=20
Indie @ INN #NoneOfTheAbove #JournalismIsNotACrime@IndLeftNews@markgoodw_in guess they're letting Miriam move the Mavs to Vegas. No expansion team. Hope you're joking (pretty sure you are) Kushners owning ultra-valuable assets like EA Sports & the Lakers is anything but "based"3:00 PM · Aug 12, 2026 · 44 Views1 Reply · 3 Likes
After Adelsons bought controlling stake in the Mavericks, We First Heard Denials About a Vegas Move
Officially Registered Mavs Principal Corporate & Executive Offices in Vegas last November, Allegedly
A Deal Was Reached to Stay in the Same Arena Monday, Which an Expansion Franchise Could Use Instead
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