Josh Kushner is a 41-year-old billionaire tech investor and the brother of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.
乔什·库什纳是一位41岁的亿万富翁科技投资者,也是特朗普女婿贾里德·库什纳的弟弟。
He has long avoided public attention, but this summer he came into the spotlight by buying the Lakers.
他长期避开公众关注,但今年夏天因收购湖人队而进入聚光灯下。
He made a deal with former Disney CEO Bob Iger to buy the Lakers from Mark Walter for $12.5 billion.
他与前迪士尼首席执行官鲍勃·艾格达成协议,以125亿美元的估值从马克·沃尔特手中收购湖人队。
This is the highest price ever paid for a team sports team.
这是团队体育销售史上最高的估值。
Earlier, Kushner's plan to buy a share of World Cup profits failed. That plan was set up by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
此前,库什纳试图购买世界杯利润份额的计划失败,该计划由国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺策划。
Kushner founded the venture capital firm Thrive Capital in 2009, and early on invested in companies like OpenAI and SpaceX.
库什纳于2009年创立风投公司Thrive Capital,早期投资了OpenAI和SpaceX等公司。
Forbes estimates his net worth at about $5 billion.
福布斯估计他的净资产约为50亿美元。
He has a close relationship with Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI.
他与OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥特曼关系密切。
Iger, 75, led Disney twice and took the company into the streaming era.
75岁的艾格曾两次执掌迪士尼,带领公司进入流媒体时代。
He left Disney earlier this year.
他于今年早些时候离开迪士尼。
Iger met Kushner through an introduction eight years ago. It started as a mentor relationship and later became a business partnership.
艾格与库什纳在八年前经人介绍认识,起初是导师关系,后来转为商业合作。
In 2022, Iger briefly joined Thrive Capital, but left after a few months to return to Disney.
2022年,艾格曾短暂加入Thrive Capital,但几个月后离开重返迪士尼。
Iger said they had planned to create an NBA expansion team in Las Vegas. But they changed their plan after learning that Walter might sell the Lakers.
艾格表示,他们原本计划在拉斯维加斯组建NBA扩张球队,但得知沃尔特可能出售湖人队后,计划发生转变。
He said, "The deal was done in three days. It was that simple."
他说:“交易在三天内达成。就这么简单。”
Iger admitted that they have not yet made a long-term plan for the Lakers.
艾格承认,他们还没有为湖人队制定长期计划。
Kushner once owned a minority stake in the Memphis Grizzlies, but he sold those shares to buy the Lakers.
库什纳曾拥有孟菲斯灰熊队的少数股权,但为了收购湖人队而卖掉了这些股份。
Iger was a Knicks fan from childhood, and after moving to Los Angeles, he became a well-known Clippers fan.
艾格从小是尼克斯球迷,搬到洛杉矶后成为快船队的著名球迷。
Kushner and his wife Karlie Kloss have both publicly said they do not agree with the conservative beliefs of his brother and father.
库什纳和妻子卡莉·克劳斯都公开表示不认同兄弟和父亲的保守信念。
Kushner has donated to progressive political candidates and said, "Liberal values are my guide in life."
库什纳曾向进步派政治候选人捐款,并说“自由主义价值观是我生活的指南”。
Iger calls himself a political independent with progressive views, and he left Trump's business advisory forum because of his environmental beliefs.
艾格自称政治独立人士,持有进步观点,曾因环保信念退出特朗普的商业顾问论坛。