“Using the Buss Family as Scapegoats”: Josh Kushner’s Lakers Takeover Plans Under Threat as Analyst Claims $6 Billion Problem

The $12.5 billion sale of the Lakers was supposed to be a done deal. More than two months later, it still hasn’t closed, and Jeanie Buss’ fight with her siblings has been the obvious explanation. Bill Simmons isn’t so sure that’s the real reason. On a recent episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast , Simmons claimed that Josh Kushner, who agreed to buy the Lakers with former Disney CEO Bob Iger, doesn’t have the money yet. “He’s still searching for about five, six billion of it. Doesn’t have it yet,” Simmons said. “Guess who’s not putting in really any money?