Russell Westbrook retires + Lakers sold in record-breaking deal

About this episode

KOC reacts to Russell Westbrook’s retirement and the sale of the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin O'Connor

Topics covered

• Russell Westbrook retirement
• Lakers sale
• NBA news
• sports business
• basketball

Keywords

• Russell Westbrook
• Lakers
• retirement
• Bob Iger
• Joshua Kushner
• NBA
• basketball

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Organizations: Lakers

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