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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver detailed the vetting process for Mark Walter, who purchased the Los Angeles Lakers as majority owner in October 2025. Silver stated that during the review, which included consultations with governmental agencies and other leagues where Walter has investments, no red flags were identified. Despite ongoing allegations against Walter’s business practices, Silver confirmed there was no NBA investigation into Walter at the time of the sale.
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In October 2025, Mark Walter became the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, officially purchasing the franchise. Prior to this acquisition, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver confirmed that Walter was vetted thoroughly in August 2025 when he was already a minority owner. The vetting process involved reviewing his business practices with governmental agencies and other leagues where he had investments, including a heavily regulated insurance agency through his holding company TWG Global. Silver stated there were no "red flags" identified during the vetting period, despite allegations being investigated by external bodies. TWG Global released a statement in late August defending their business practices and denying any wrongdoing. Commissioner Silver clarified that while issues are under investigation now, they did not affect Walter's ability to sell his team at this time.
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And one month later, in October 2025, Walter was officially approved as the Lakers majority owner and purchased the franchise.
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Walter → approve → franchise
“I will say at the time that we vetted Mark Walter to be the principal governor of the team, again, he was already a part owner, minority owner in the Los Angeles Lakers.
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he → say → Lakers
We went through the full process we all do,” Silver said Tuesday.
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Silver → go → process
“We spoke to governmental agencies.
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We → speak → agencies
We spoke to, in the case of Mark Walter, a heavily regulated insurance agency.
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We → speak → agency
We spoke to other leagues in which he has investments.
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he → speak → investments
We found no red flags.”
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We → find → flags
Walter’s holding company, TWG Global, released a statement in late August defending business practices and denying any wrongdoing.
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company → hold → wrongdoing
“Even to this day, as you know, these are — call them allegations,” Silver added.
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Silver → know → them
“There are issues that are now being looked into.
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that → be → ?
Independent of Mark Walter choosing to sell his team right now, he was not being investigated by our league.
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he → choose → league
I don’t know what’s happening in other leagues right now…
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what → know → leagues
I had no prior notion that he was intending to sell his team until I heard from the buyers that they had a handshake with him.”
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they → have → him
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