LeBron James opted in to his $52.6 million player option for next season instead of signing a longer-term deal with the Los ...

It looks like the Los Angeles Lakers want to make sure another superstar on the team is taken care of first before LeBron ...

For the first time in his career, LeBron James and keeping him happy is not the focus of his team's offseason.

The Lakers, like the Dodgers, measure success in championships, which is as it should be in this country’s second-largest market. Right now, midway through the 2020s, the Dodgers have two titles ...

The Lakers do not. They've still posed a significant challenge to the rest of the league because, well, they're the Lakers. Players want to come to Los Angeles. They want to wear the purple and gold.

Since Jerry Buss’ death, the vision-less Lakers have wandered through the NBA desert in search of a strong leader who could build for sustained success. In Walter’s group, they have that leader.

The Lakers sale, at a $10 billion valuation, is the latest private equity move into premium sports assets. A changing sports TV and league ecosystem will need the money.

The sale was viewed as a massive surprise in NBA circles. Jerry Buss bought the Lakers for $67.5 million in 1979 in a deal that included the Los Angeles Kings and the Forum in Inglewood.

The impending Lakers sale was preceded by two of Jeanie Buss' closest confidants in the NBA governors community agreeing to sales for their teams in the past two years: Mark Cuban sold a majority ...

After 46 years of Buss family ownership, the Los Angeles Lakers have been sold to another prominent American sports team owner. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Buss family has reached a ...

And now, $10 billion — not just a record, but a total smashing of the previous mark. The Lakers have been in the control of the Buss family for 46 years, the longest of any current NBA franchise.

The NFL's Los Angeles Rams and MLB's New York Yankees take the Nos. 3 and 4 spots, respectively. The top five is rounded out by the NBA's New York Knicks. It's clear that market size matters when ...