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Josh Kushner steps into the spotlight after the surprising purchase of the Lakers with his partner Bob Iger.

Josh Kushner steps into the spotlight after the surprising purchase of the Lakers with his partner Bob Iger.

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August 14th, 2026

Josh Kushner steps into the spotlight after the surprising purchase of the Lakers with his partner Bob Iger.

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Josh Kushner, 41, and his partner Bob Iger, former CEO of Disney, reached an agreement to buy the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter.

Josh Kushner, de 41 años, y su socio Bob Iger, ex director ejecutivo de Disney, llegaron a un acuerdo para comprar Los Angeles Lakers de la NBA a Mark Walter.

The team is valued at 12.5 billion dollars, the highest price ever recorded for a sports team sale.

La valoración del equipo es de 12.500 millones de dólares, la más alta jamás registrada en la venta de un equipo deportivo.

The deal was completed in just three days, as Iger confirmed.

El acuerdo se concretó en solo tres días, según confirmó Iger.

Kushner is the younger brother of Jared Kushner, who is President Donald Trump's son-in-law.

Kushner es el hermano menor de Jared Kushner, yerno del presidente Donald Trump.

Although he avoids the spotlight, his venture capital firm, Thrive Capital, has made him a billionaire.

Aunque evita el centro de atención, su firma de capital de riesgo, Thrive Capital, lo ha convertido en multimillonario.

Forbes estimates his net worth at about 5 billion dollars.

Forbes estima su patrimonio neto en unos 5.000 millones de dólares.

Thrive Capital grew through early investments in OpenAI and SpaceX.

Thrive Capital creció con inversiones tempranas en OpenAI y SpaceX.

Kushner and Iger met eight years ago, when their partners introduced them.

Kushner e Iger se conocieron hace ocho años, cuando sus parejas los presentaron.

Iger joined Thrive Capital in 2022 as a venture partner, but left months later to return to Disney.

Iger se unió a Thrive Capital en 2022 como socio de riesgo, pero se fue meses después para volver a Disney.

This year they joined forces again to look for an expansion team in Las Vegas. But they changed their plan when they learned that Walter might sell the Lakers.

Este año se unieron nuevamente para buscar un equipo de expansión en Las Vegas, pero cambiaron de plan al saber que Walter podría vender los Lakers.

Iger grew up as a Knicks fan and later supported the Clippers in Los Angeles.

Iger creció como fanático de los Knicks y luego apoyó a los Clippers en Los Ángeles.

Kushner already had stakes in the Memphis Grizzlies and the Miami Heat, and he will have to sell the latter to complete the purchase.

Kushner ya tuvo participaciones en los Memphis Grizzlies y los Miami Heat, y tendrá que vender esta última para completar la compra.

Both men have progressive political views, which differ from those of Kushner's in-laws.

Ambos hombres tienen opiniones políticas progresistas, distintas a las de la familia política de Kushner.

August 14th, 2026

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