Lakers' $12.5 billion sale amidst Mark Walter investigation, a $2.5 billion boost in a year, is a major sports exception to business rules

Welcome back to Bucholtz Sports Media! This post is an exclusive for our premium subscribers, who you can join here. Now, on to the piece... The Lakers haven't gained $2.5 billion in business value in a year The Lakers' 2024 NBA Cup court. (Image from Troutfarm27 on Wikimedia Commons.) It is a truth universally acknowledged (well, it isn't, but it should be) in all of the pieces on the $12.5 billion sale of the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter to Thrive Capital CEO Joshua Kushner and...