# 8/14/26 - NBA Owners ‘Stunned’ by Lakers Sale, Knicks’ $67M Run, WTA Sex Testing Starts

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Podcast: [Front Office Sports Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-sports-today-4120147)
Published: 2026-08-14T10:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 859

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NBA owners are “stunned” after Mark Walter sold the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner for a record $12.5B, 14 months after buying the team Knicks’ title run added $67M to MSG Sports’s bottom line in its fiscal Q4 Portland City Council adds $120M toward Blazers’ arena renovations in attempt to keep team in city Jessica Pegula confirms WTA genetic sex testing has begun at the Cincinnati Open Jayden Daniels sends LSU cease and desist letter over team giving former jersey number to another player Make sure to subscribe and follow Front Office Sports across socials to stay up-to-date on the latest conversations around the business and culture of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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