Adam Silver defends NBA vetting of Mark Walter’s Lakers purchase
The Athletic reports that Silver said the league found “no red flags” when vetting Walter in 2025 and called his decision to sell “independent” of federal investigations into Walter’s companies.
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The Athletic reports that NBA commissioner Adam Silver defended the league’s vetting of Mark Walter as a potential majority owner of the Lakers. Silver said there were “no red flags” during the 2025 review and that Walter’s decision to sell was “independent” of federal investigations into Walter’s companies.
An account shared by @pablofindsout quotes Silver addressing Pablo Torre’s question about sponsors and billionaires using the NBA to buy credibility. “Reporters can do things that traditional investigators can’t,” Silver said. He also said he knew no more about Walter than when the league vetted him.
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