Adam Silver admits Mark Walter’s quick Lakers sale caught him by surprise

Adam Silver reacts to Mark Walter selling Lakers

One of the biggest surprises of the entire NBA offseason was the news that Mark Walter had agreed to sell the Los Angeles Lakers franchise to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger. The valuation it was sold at, $12.5 billion, was shocking enough as it was $2.5 billion more than what Walter had purchased the team […]

Adam Silver: “I did not know” Mark Walter was selling Lakers

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he was surprised to learn that Los Angeles Lakers controlling owner Mark Walter was preparing to sell the franchise, with the deal ultimately setting a record $12.5 billion valuation. Speaking at Puck’s In The Arena conference on Thursday, October 1, Silver said the size of the transaction was not what […] The post Adam Silver: “I did not know” Mark Walter was selling Lakers appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

Adam Silver admits Mark Walter’s quick Lakers sale caught him by surprise

NBA commissioner Adam Silver wasn’t particularly stunned by the Lakers’ latest $12.5 billion valuation. He was more surprised that Mark Walter was selling them at all. Silver addressed the stunningly quick ownership turnaround Thursday at Puck’s In The Arena conference, according to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic⁠. “My initial surprise went less to price and […]