Jeanie Buss is confident in the future of the Lakers after selling the majority stake in the team for $10 billion and striking the largest sale ever of a U.S. pro sports franchise.

Lakers fans Thursday were adjusting to a future without full Buss family control after Jeanie Buss confirmed the storied NBA team’s record-setting $10 billion sale to businessman Mark Walter. Buss released a statement Wednesday announcing the sale of majority ownership to Walter,

Jerry Buss, Jeanie's father, originally purchased the franchise in 1979, and the family has remained in control of the team for the last 46 years. Walter purchased a minority stake in 2021 before last week's agreement to acquire the majority stake for a franchise valuation of approximately $10 billion.