The Buss family’s decision to sell a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers marks the end of nearly a half-century when one of the most valuable properties in the entire sports world was run

Dodgers owner Mark Walter will assume a controlling interest of the team; Jeanie Buss will remain in the governor role

Jerry Buss first purchased the Lakers in 1979 for $67.5 million in a deal that also included the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and The Forum in Inglewood, California. The franchise passed down to his children after he died in 2013. The Buss family has owned about two-thirds of the Lakers prior to this sale.