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The Los Angeles Lakers are about to change hands in a massive way. Mark Walter and Thrive Capital's Josh Kushner met Thursday to finalize the terms of a sale that values the franchise at twelve point five billion dollars. The formal agreement is expected to be signed soon, making this one of the largest transactions in sports ownership history.
Shifting to Formula One in Mexico City, where things got complicated fast during second practice. Lewis Hamilton was forced out of FP two, adding drama to an already turbulent weekend. Meanwhile, Colton Herta's path to an F one debut hit an unexpected snag — a clerical error in IndyCar's standings revealed he's actually still one point short of the forty needed for an FIA superlicence, despite Cadillac running him in first practice believing he'd already cleared the threshold.
And in the NBA, the Cup is officially underway. Night one of the fourth annual in-season tournament brought ten games and serious early-season energy, headlined by a rematch between the defending NBA champion and the defending Cup champion New York Knicks — a marquee collision barely ten days into the regular season.
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