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Los Angeles Lakers owner Mark Walter and Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner have agreed on all outstanding terms of the sale of the Lakers at a $12.5 billion valuation, sources close to the negotiations told ESPN. The two men met in person Thursday at Walter’s home in Florida to finalize the transaction and are expected to sign the formal agreement soon, those sources said. Once the agreement is signed, it will be reviewed by the NBA. That process generally takes some time as the league reviews financing and ownership structure. Sources close to the negotiations said that Kushner has assured Walter he’s raised all the money necessary to complete the sale. espn.com/nba/story/_/id/5033…

Jaylen Clark on how the Wolves have to approach missing Anthony Edwards “I mean we did it a lot last year… I think the biggest difference is that you had a Julius personality… versus all of us were so together we were all trying to do it, where as it was more Julius, you just knew he was the next in the pecking order. But I think we got a lot of great challengers, like Jaden, Melo, all these guys are more than capable of stepping up”

What Yaxel Lendeborg Really Said To Zach Edey👀: “You’re just tall, n****! On my momma, you got no hands” This came after a scuffle with Draymond: Edey: “Don’t touch my point guard… what the f*ck are you gonna do?” Green: “Shut up, pu**y” Ike: “We’re not going for that sh*t! You’re not like that”

The Philadelphia 76ers have struck a multi-year deal with Kalshi to make Kalshi its official prediction market partner. Sixers say they're the 1st NBA team to name an official prediction market partner, and are following in the footsteps of the NBA's deals this week.

ICYMI: Kesean Pollard, an 18 y/o fatally shot in an Uber on his way to school, may have been located by his rivals via a leak from a youth detention center employee, according to a recently filed lawsuit + police charging docs. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…

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