[Shelburne] They called Mark Walter; I am told this was on Sunday. I’m still kind of shaking my head at how this came together so quickly.”
“Sell the team to me or my daddy-in-law will investigate you for treason”
He’s already being investigated for fraud
And after this deal they’ll drop that investigation
Doge come and do your thing! Oh wait…
Where’s my SS check?
Don’t worry, the tariff refunds will be here soon
It’ll trickle down at some point
“Do you, someone who only cares about money, want to make $2.5B in 14 months?”
If you saw how the Dodgers were running, you’d know that Mark Walter doesn’t “only care about money”
It’s a big club and you ain’t in it!
Josh Kushner is not Trumps son in law, his brother Jared is
This Josh Kushner, not Jared, so Trump isn’t his father-in-law
Yeah I’m sure Jared or the rest of the family has no knowledge of the deal and is definitely not involved
Definitely not involved. Just like Tony was no way involved with the mafia when Uncle Junior got arrested.
The rest of the family belongs to the Democratic establishment lol
Corruption isn’t party specific
That’s true, but one party specifically partakes in much more corruption. Gtfo with this “BoTh siDeS aRe the sAme” bs.
Yes the Kushners are corrupt, but in this case they aren’t in cahoots with Trump which is the point…
Wasn’t he involved when fifa was considering to have a media rights company that could be invested in? Kind of odd that he would have this much involvement in these things under trump, no?
I think all of these people are in cahoots with each other whenever it suits them.
Yes it’s called the billionaire class and it’s the same shit for every owner.
Would rather have Josh Kusner and Iger as owners than the fucking DeVos’. There are levels to this shit
That’s a stunningly naive take
Are you still under the impression that party affiliation matters? The established parties on both sides are on the same team.
Being a sports fan feels more embarrassing by the day. As working adults we’re wasting what little free time we have being emotionally invested in billionaires’ toys. The “I don’t care about sportsball” people might’ve been on to something.
The Bulls sucking for a decade plus and college sports radically getting way worse has been a great silver lining for me. Hard to quit the NFL tho
It’s wild that the Bulls have gotten away with being terrible for so long and still continue to sell out every home game just on the strength of brand recognition from their 90s dynasty.
I seriously hate that this could actually happen.
It’s not that Kushner.
And as we all know the Kushners famously don’t talk to each other or help each other in any way
How does it feel to be a moron
I’ve never seen a reporter cape for billionaires as much as Romana.
Fuck Ramona shelbourne lol she fuckin sucks anyways
She’s the Karoline Leavitt of sports reporting
If KKKaroline and Gimli had a baby…
She makes Dianna Russini look dignified
To be fair to Dianna, she ended up being right about all the AJ Brown stuff lol
She’s on the mount Rushmore of sucking with Rachel Nichols and Dianna Russini
Bob iger was her big boss for a long time
Good point
Gotta say, if my former boss did something and I had a public forum to talk about him, I wouldn’t be glazing the dude.
That’s why you’re not making as much as Ramona shelburne
I’m also not selling my soul and credibility to the highest bidder
I’m coming out on top there IMHO
Cool
Everyone started clapping
When your title is journalist but you’re actually PR
How the fuck does she even have a job… she sucks lol
Because she does this lol. That’s her job. She’s a PR person for NBA owners. There’s a reason she got that interview with Ballmer.
her job is to be a corporate mouthpiece, and she’s great at that.
Let me introduce you to Brian Windhorst
haha she reported the story and of course reddit is like how dare she use the word billion!
This is how she makes money. Its good you called her a reporter because even that is a stretch but she certainly isnt a journalist.
Late July: Bloomberg reports Mark Walter is facing an SEC investigation for fraud
Early August: Josh Kushner tries to weasel his way into a private investment in FIFA which causes a massive scandal, a world cup boycott threat and the embattlement of FIFA’s president over his job.
Sunday: Mark Walter is approached about selling the Lakers to Josh Kushner
I dunno folks. This one seems on the up and up to me. Nothing to see here.
Can’t wait to see the Pablo Torre Finds Out on this one
They might deport him
They might send him to a consulate and dismember him
I have listened to every Kahwi pod and I’m gonna be honest, that rabbit hole is so deep, Pablo is never hitting the bottom. I can only imagine how much worse this one will be.
The Kawhi-Balmer circumvention is one thing, I think he covers this but I doubt he gets as deep just because of who’s involved. That plus this is pretty straightforward corruption, no need to hide anything lmfao
Naaan he’s not worried about real issues he’s gonna keep on the Kwi thing lol
Conspiracy Bill already thinks this doesn’t pass the sniff test
Corruption
Just chronically on reddit lmao. What a life
Dude averages almost 400 comments a day. I can’t even comprehend that.
Reddit allowing users to hide their comment history is the worst thing to happen to this platform.
I’m split on it personally. You can still easily find people’s comments, but it’s a little barrier of privacy. I think if you’re operating in good faith and just a normal well adjusted person, it’s mostly a good thing. But a lot of people aren’t, and it was very helpful to glance at someone’s profile and know whether or not that was the case with them. It made it really easy to know whether someone was worth even engaging with.
Maybe just focus on your own life
Just look at the facts surrounding this sale there’s obviously shady shit going down.
i don’t disagree but i see this loser comment literally everywhere on this website. 500k karma for a 4 month old account sounds miserable lmao
Lol and yet you are talking about me
Yes I’m talking about how you have 500k karma in 4 months
Uh yeah its pathetic
I agree, you should probably take a break from this site
You could try to make me lol
This is as much effort as I want to put into this, at the end of the day it’s your life your wasting not mine lol
You have any point to make about the post??
No, that’s why I commented on you being chronically online and not about the post.
Yeah you are trolling i let the mods know
Any point about the post?
And lets see your history and see what you like
Refer to comment above.
Lol keep harassing its good material
It’s called blackmail.
Ramona Shelburne became the owners spokesperson on ESPN so quickly after the layoffs lol
She’s been doing that since way before the layoffs.
> Trump admin investigates Walter for fraud
> Walter agrees to sell Lakers to Trump family
> Trump admin drops fraud investigation (coming soon to a theater near you)
nothing to see here…
I miss the Buss family
Joshua Kushner is a lifelong Democrat with liberal political views, contrasting sharply with the politics of his family.
He did not vote for Donald Trump.
He co-founded Oscar Health, a health insurance company built around the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
He and his wife, supermodel Karlie Kloss, have publicly expressed support for Democratic candidates like Joe Biden.
Yes he is just a regular dude, I’m sure we have a lot in common.
Just like all billionaires. This one just happens to have a terrible last name.
Did they edit that part out their comment? That was fast
If you’re talking about me editing my comment, I did not edit any part of my comment.
I didn’t think so. Maybe the guy who replied to you saw someone else saying Josh Kushner’s a regular dude. It would explain their confusing reply to yours
So why do you watch any sports then? You think you can relate to, or have things in common with, any owner in any sport?
This isn’t the first time Jared has helped Josh out though. Back in 2020, his health insurance company got contracted by the government, with the help of Jared Kushner, to develop a covid testing website. This was after the White House claimed they were contracting Google to do it
yeah, VC billionaires that start for-profit insurance companies and work alongside demons like Bob Iger are definitely good people…
and it’s certainly not weird at all that his brother is directly involved with the administration that is actively targeting the guy he bought the team from, a year after he purchased the team, for an exhorbitant increase in price…
I’m not the one to fight with about this, put it up with your representatives. I never said anyone’s good or bad, I just provided information that goes against what people on here were talking about. I’m not here to sway your judgement or justify anything. If you want to do a whole investigation, that’s on you.
gota wonder if the federal probe into Walter’s finances was used as pressure to sell to specific individuals
Politics
Weren’t they just sold?
After only one year lol
The sale was official in October. So 9 months.
The Saudis 💰
Less
25% profit
The Saudis have to be involved in some way
Yes Walters flipped the Lakers for 2 billy
2 billion and political favors
$2B and a get out of jail free card.
Saudi money starting to run the NBA
I mean, this is globalization in action. The world is not as big of a place any more and it can be super fuckin messy. Significant benefits, significant drawbacks.
Mark Walter gave Trump a championship ring when the dodgers visited and then was forced to kiss it lmao
LOL
Josh Kushner is such a fucking loser. Iger, you are pathetic as fuck
Teams ain’t teams no more, they’re assets for billionaires
2.5 billion in 10 months is nasty work.
When there is power nothing is impossible…
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely
The Lakers were promised to the Kushners 3000 years ago
Salute to Shelburne for getting the call
Making a billion by doing literally nothing is insane. Everyone works so hard and will never get a fraction of that
Sell to a Kusher……FBI investigation goes away. 🤷🏽♂️
This shit is so bleak
Clearly, Iger and Kushner offered 10bn, then Walter’s ask was 15bn and they all settled at 12.5bn and the deal was done.
I can: “sell the team and this investigation goes away, resist and you’ll go to jail.”
Have fun LA 😵💫
Kawhi: why dey keep botherin’ me doe?
Ok racist
They only need to grift $25 from 100 million americans to kick in that extra 2.5 billion.
*cough* money laundering *cough*
Here come the cries about how they aren’t gonna be Lakers fans anymore…this will be a fun few days.
Seeya for opening night kids 🤣
Just a reminder for all you folk in here thinking that your franchise is so morally sound. It’s billionaires and then us. None of us here are a part of that club. They are all the same.
Yeah let’s round up 12 B I’ll wire it over in 4 days lmao crazy
Never seen Ramona say any words of substance
The state of American politics these days is that corrupt this isn’t that surprising. Maybe the speed of it sure but like nothing surprises me anymore out of these soulless billionaires
Let me guess you aren’t a fan anymore…TDS platitudes…
Seeya opening night
Soon come Las Vegas Lakers
Incredibly fast…
Like, the Kushner’s knew something other didn’t.
Alright Romana, now start reporting on yhe team you’re supposed to be covering again and get yo yhe bottom of tbe investigation crap. Pablo is doing your job for you!
Mamona Shelburne stinks!
Hey Lakers fans
Give em hell. This is absolutely bs
She carries so much fucking weight for this franchise. This was the plan all along Ramona. Grow up
I thought LeBron was gonna buy them
This all seems very sus
It’s amazing how motivating the full force of the Justice Department can be one one of the president’s cronies wants something.
What a tragedy for a historic and the premeir franchise in the NBA. End of the Lakers as we know it, tel aviv lakers gtfo of my face
Weird how the feds pick and choose who they think are fraudulent…not like a certain president has 34 felonies of fraud and has his butt buddies controlling investigations…oh not to mention the dozens of folks found guilty of fraud who are now pardoned…
Drain the swamp!
Look at the bs stories they are already putting out - do people really believe this
Oligarchy in full effect.
What is that outfit? Gross.
She’s a shill for the Epstein class, gross.
Ramona is a beast! I love how angry she makes the women-hating neck beards on reddit! Go girl🤙🏻