Los Angeles Lakers minority owner Philip Anschutz is selling his 27 percent stake in the team to Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, two of the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico.
In other words, it made him the likeliest future owner of the team if the Buss family ever made the unlikely decision to sell, but it is unclear at this time if that right of first refusal has transferred to Walter and Boehly.
Anschutz still owns the Los Angeles Kings, who play at Staples, and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
The deal is unlikely to have a significant impact on the Lakers’ short-term operations, but depending on the price that Walter and Boehly paid, could provide a clearer picture of what the Lakers would be worth if they were ever sold.