The Buss family’s decision to sell a controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers at a franchise valuation of $10 billion marks the end of nearly a half-century when one of the most valuable properties in the entire sports world was run by an eccentric father and his sometimes squabbling children.

While they are not playing in the NBA Finals, the Lakers nonetheless made seismic news with the news that Dodgers owner Mark Walter has entered into an agreement to purchase majority ownership of the Lakers,