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The Lakers are going to have to change their name to The Soulless Data Center Swamplanders.

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Yes! And the fans should object in a major way. The FIFA deal got quashed so maybe that can happen in this case. In fact, I think it was these same VCs that got blocked due to the backlash.

I had to wonder why they were called the Lakers, & what lake in LA they were named for. Seems they used to be the Minneapolis Lakers, & got the name from Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes. Sorta like the Utah Jazz, when Utah is the last place you'd associate with jazz. Originally the New Orleans Jazz.

To be fair Josuha’s wife, Karlie Kloss, is a feminist who fights for abortion rights and has a program to teach girls coding for free. While Jared is a tool, don’t know about Joshua.

Al Overview +3 Yes, Joshua Kushner is a registered Democrat and has a long history of financial contributions to Democratic candidates, politicians, and progressive-leaning causes.

It's really bad.

Mark@mlnga.bsky.social

The current Lakers owner is being investigated by Trump's government for tax fraud. Today, it was announced that he is selling the team to a member of the Kushner family. A complete coincidence, I'm sure.

ICYMI

Dave Zirin@edgeofsports.bsky.social

Wait… so Mark Walter and the Guggenheim group unload the Lakers to a Trump family member - Josh Kushner last seen two weeks ago failing to stripmine FIFA. - and Walter & Guggenheim are under a mammoth DOJ and SEC investigation? Watch that “investigation” disappear. This country is being looted.

"You only get to destroy a brand once and then the brand is done." 💯💯💯 Trying to think of an example where a brand has managed to rebound. (My sports knowledge is limited so maybe it's happened with teams—not sure, but sure seems kinda impossible).

Right? Maybe they'll stick with the ironic name as a special reminder of the owners' passion for kleptocratic environmental disasters.