Josh Kushner is a 41-year-old billionaire tech investor.
乔什·库什纳是一位41岁的亿万富翁科技投资者。
He is also the younger brother of Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.
他也是特朗普女婿贾里德·库什纳的弟弟。
He has avoided public attention for a long time. But this summer, he bought the Lakers and became famous.
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 Bob Iger, the former CEO of Disney.
他与前迪士尼首席执行官鲍勃·艾格达成协议。
They bought the Lakers from Mark Walter for 12.5 billion dollars.
他们以125亿美元的估值从马克·沃尔特手中收购湖人队。
This is the highest value in the history of team sports sales.
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.
此前,库什纳试图购买世界杯利润份额的计划失败。
That plan was created by Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA.
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.
库什纳于2009年创立风投公司Thrive Capital。
He invested early in companies like OpenAI and SpaceX.
他早期投资了OpenAI和SpaceX等公司。
Forbes estimates his net worth at about 5 billion dollars.
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.
75岁的艾格曾两次执掌迪士尼。
He took the company into the streaming era.
他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 eight years ago through an introduction.
艾格与库什纳在八年前经人介绍认识。
At first they had a mentor relationship, and later it became a business partnership.
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.
艾格表示,他们原本计划在拉斯维加斯组建NBA扩张球队。
But the plan changed after they learned Walter might sell the Lakers.
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 they have not made a long-term plan for the Lakers yet.
艾格承认,他们还没有为湖人队制定长期计划。
Kushner once owned a small share of the Memphis Grizzlies.
库什纳曾拥有孟菲斯灰熊队的少数股权。
But to buy the Lakers, he sold those shares.
但为了收购湖人队,他卖掉了这些股份。
Iger has been a Knicks fan since he was young.
艾格从小是尼克斯球迷。
After moving to Los Angeles, he became a well-known Clippers fan.
搬到洛杉矶后,他成为快船队的著名球迷。
Kushner and his wife Karlie Kloss have said publicly that 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.
库什纳曾向进步派政治候选人捐款。
He said, "Liberal values are my guide in life."
他说“自由主义价值观是我生活的指南”。
Eiger calls himself a political independent with progressive views.
艾格自称政治独立人士,持有进步观点。
He left Trump's business advisory forum because of his environmental beliefs.
他曾因环保信念退出特朗普的商业顾问论坛。