Josh Kushner is a 41-year-old billionaire.
乔什·库什纳是一位41岁的亿万富翁。
He puts money into technology businesses.
他做科技投资。
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.
他长期避开公众关注。
But this summer, he got attention for buying the Lakers.
但今年夏天,他因为买下湖人队而受到关注。
He made a deal with Bob Iger, the former Disney CEO.
他和前迪士尼首席执行官鲍勃·艾格达成了协议。
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·沃尔特手中买下湖人队。
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。
Before, Kushner wanted to buy a share of World Cup profits, but the plan failed.
之前,库什纳想买世界杯利润份额,但计划失败了。
That plan was made by Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president.
那个计划由国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺策划。
Kushner started the venture capital company Thrive Capital in 2009.
库什纳在2009年创立了风投公司Thrive Capital。
He put money into companies like OpenAI and SpaceX early on.
他早期投资了OpenAI和SpaceX等公司。
Forbes says his net worth is about 5 billion dollars.
福布斯估计他的净资产约为50亿美元。
He is close to Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI.
他和OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥特曼关系很近。
Iger is 75 years old this year.
艾格今年75岁。
He led Disney twice.
他曾两次领导迪士尼。
He took the company into the streaming age.
他带领公司进入了流媒体时代。
He left Disney earlier this year.
他于今年早些时候离开了迪士尼。
Eight years ago, someone introduced Iger to Kushner.
八年前,有人介绍艾格和库什纳认识。
At first, they were mentor and student.
起初,他们是导师和学生。
Later, they started doing business together.
后来,他们开始一起做生意。
In 2022, Iger briefly joined Thrive Capital.
2022年,艾格曾短暂加入Thrive Capital。
But after a few months, he left and went back to Disney.
但几个月后,他离开并回到了迪士尼。
Iger said they had planned to start an NBA expansion team in Las Vegas.
艾格说,他们本来计划在拉斯维加斯组建一支NBA扩张球队。
But later they learned Walter might sell the Lakers, so the plan changed.
但后来他们知道沃尔特可能卖湖人队,计划就变了。
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 did not have 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 part of the Memphis Grizzlies.
库什纳曾拥有孟菲斯灰熊队的一小部分股份。
But to buy the Lakers, he sold those shares.
但为了买湖人队,他卖掉了那些股份。
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 famous Clippers fan.
搬到洛杉矶后,他成了快船队的著名球迷。
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·克劳斯都公开说过,他们不同意兄弟和父亲的保守信念。
Kushner gave money to progressive political candidates.
库什纳曾给进步派政治候选人捐钱。
He said, "Liberal values are the guide for my life."
他说:“自由主义价值观是我生活的指南。”
Iger says he is a political independent with progressive views.
艾格说自己是政治独立人士,有进步观点。
He left Trump's business advisory forum because of his environmental beliefs.
他曾因为环保信念,退出了特朗普的商业顾问论坛。