NBA レイカーズ経営けいえい権けん ドジャースのオーナーに1兆ちょう円えん超ちょうで売却ばいきゃくへ

The management rights of the Lakers, a prestigious NBA team boasting 17 championships and home to Rui Hachimura, will be sold to Mark Walter, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a Major League Baseball team also based in Los Angeles.

The amount is said to be $10 billion, the highest in professional sports history, which is equivalent to 1.45 trillion yen, and it is drawing a lot of attention in the United States.

The Lakers, who boast the second-most championships in NBA history with 17 titles, are one of the leagues most prestigious teams, having been home to legendary players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Kobe Bryant.

Currently, many star players are still playing, including Rui Hachimura, LeBron James, who holds the all-time scoring record, and Luka Dončić.

It was revealed on the 18th by Magic Johnson, who serves as a co-owner of the Dodgers, on his social media that the ownership rights of this team will be sold to Mark Walter, the principal owner of the Major League Dodgers, who are also based in Los Angeles.

The amount is 10 billion dollars, which is approximately 1.45 trillion yen, making it the highest sale price for a team in professional sports history.

For the Lakers, this is the first sale of management rights in 46 years since 1979, and due to the amount involved, it has attracted significant attention in the United States. Local media have reported it as a historic deal, delivering the news in breaking coverage.

Also, with Mr. Walter becoming the owner of two popular teams from different sports—the Lakers and the Dodgers—a lot of attention is being drawn on social media, with many edited images being posted of Shohei Ohtani wearing a Lakers uniform and playing basketball.

On the 18th, during the Dodgers pre-game press conference, there was a question about an image of Ohtani playing basketball, and Manager Roberts said, I want to tell him, Dont get involved.

In the Lakers, Hachimura is already playing as the face of Japanese players, he joked, but the huge sale of this popular team is likely to be a hot topic in America for a while.