Overview

• Mark Walter, the controlling owner of the Dodgers, agreed to buy a majority interest in the Lakers from the Buss family for $10 billion.
• Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told Lakers fans to “keep hands off” Ohtani, joking that the purple and gold already have enough superstars.
• Fans flooded social media with images of Ohtani in a Lakers uniform, speculating he could be a two-way player or slot in at various positions.
• Ohtani and his wife attended a Lakers game last December and were presented personalized jerseys, and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, played four seasons for the Fujitsu Red Wave.
• Ohtani has deferred most of his $700 million, 10-year Dodgers contract, a move that fans credited with helping fund Walter’s acquisition.