Mark Walter bought majority control of the Lakers in June 2025 at a $10 billion valuation, purchasing the family's 66% while Jeanie stayed on as governor. Last week Walter agreed to flip that stake to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner at $12.5 billion. Walter is facing a federal tax investigation, and the timing reportedly saves him around $425 million through long-term capital gains treatment.

The complication is a tag-along provision from the 2025 deal, which lets the family piggyback on any subsequent sale. ESPN reported the siblings voted to unload their remaining 17.8% at the same valuation. NBA rules require a governor to hold at least 15%, so that transaction would end Jeanie's control of the franchise her father bought in 1979.

Her attorney Adam Streisand responded immediately, citing a 2017 Los Angeles Superior Court order directing the co-trustees to take every available action to keep Jeanie as controlling owner for life. The JAB Trust requires all three co-trustees to sign off, and Jeanie is one of them alongside Janie and Joey. Streisand argues proceeding would constitute both a breach of trust and contempt. He also accused Joey and Jesse of feeding false information to Shams Charania as part of a years-long campaign against their sister.

The Buss family has done this before. In 2017 Jim and Johnny tried to remove Jeanie through a shareholders meeting that excluded her. That one ended with Jim losing his trustee seat.

Iger has publicly said he respects Jeanie and intends to honor what Walter agreed to. The Board of Governors meets in September, and Kushner must divest from his partial ownership of the Heat first. Nothing has been filed yet, but Jeanie could stall this for months, which might force Walter to sell the Dodgers to cover his obligations.

The Lakers won ten titles under Jerry Buss. Since he died, the Lakers are 483-562.

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⚽️ Kick Off Premier League Season with Futures

The Premier League is back. Right now, markets have Hull City, Ipswich Town, and Coventry City all installed as favorites to make an immediate return to the Championship. There is also a Chelsea striker with odds that ignore a fairly obvious structural advantage. Both are worth a closer look before the season gives the market real data to work with.

Hull City to Finish Last Place (-125)

The pessimism about promoted sides is not as well supported as it looks. Only three times has the league sent all three back down in the same season, and only four times have all three survived. Last year Sunderland finished seventh and reached the Europa League while Leeds also stayed up, though the two seasons before that did wipe out every promoted club. Typically at least one finds a way to stay up.

Hull is where the pessimism is justified. They finished sixth in the Championship, 22 points adrift of Coventry and 11 behind Ipswich, squeaking into the playoffs on the final day before beating Middlesbrough with a late goal. Their expected goals against of 80.28 was second worst in the entire division, behind only bottom-placed Sheffield Wednesday, and they conceded 66, meaning results actually flattered them.

Every model agrees. The Telegraph has them last with 21.2 points and a 91.5% relegation probability. Sky Sports says 81.6% , Squawka 62%. a couple players carry real top flight experience, Sergej Jakirovic has never managed at this level, and their £20 million summer compares badly to the £135 million Sunderland spent to survive last year.

Joao Pedro Golden Boot (+1200)

Haaland at -135 is in no way worth the wager. Yes, he is one of the best strikers in the world, but City is struggling to adapt with their first new manager in over a decade. Elsewhere in the league Isak sits at +1100 for the golden boot, while Joao Pedro and Igor Thiago sit at +1200.

The case for Joao Pedro is strong. He was Chelsea's Player of the Season last year, he is 24 and in his prime, and Chelsea play no European football this season which means less match congestion. He could find some added motivation after Brazil left him out of the World Cup squad, and goalscoring was their biggest issue without him. Projections run from 19 to 27 goals this season. Mid to high twenties is usually good enough for the boot.

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⚾️ High ERAs and Favorable Park Factors

Friday's card splits neatly in two. The early games give you ace against ace in Milwaukee, Philly, New York, and Boston. Everything after that is where the value lives, because the late slate stacks shaky starters on top of bottom-five bullpens in parks that already favor the bats.

Guardians at Rockies Over 10.5

Coors Field still ranks first in baseball at a 113 park factor, with runs inflated to 128, hits to 117, and homers to 109. Colorado's staff then makes it worse, sitting last in both ERA at 5.52 and WHIP at 1.52 while allowing 727 runs, second most in the sport, and 175 home runs.

Cleveland's offense is unremarkable at a .304 wOBA, but Tanner Gordon has surrendered a .500 average to their lineup in limited work. Joey Cantillo has essentially no book on these Rockies hitters, who have been productive at home.

Athletics at Astros Over 8.5

Both starters are protecting bullpens that have struggled all season. The Athletics rank 29th in ERA at 5.49, 29th in WHIP at 1.50, and dead last with 195 home runs allowed. Houston is not far behind at 25th in ERA with 609 runs and 168 homers surrendered, plus they allowed 18 runs last night to the Angels.

Daikin Park carries a 114 home run factor, which matters against an Astros lineup ranking third in baseball with 169 long balls. J.T. Ginn has allowed a .289 average and .447 slugging mark to this Houston roster.

Rays at Orioles, Over 8.5

Trevor Rogers owns the ugliest matchup history here, allowing 22 hits in 65 plate appearances against Tampa Bay's current bats for a .338 average and .523 slugging figure. Yandy Díaz sits at .538 and Ryan Vilade is four for four with a homer. Camden Yard inflates homers at 109, and Baltimore's staff ranks 19th in ERA.

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