Adam Silver admits Mark Walter’s quick Lakers sale caught him by surprise

Lakers NBA News NBA Rumors NBA commissioner Adam Silver wasn’t particularly stunned by the Lakers’ latest $12.5 billion valuation. He was more surprised that Mark Walter was selling them at all. Silver addressed the stunningly quick ownership turnaround Thursday at Puck’s In The Arena conference, according to Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic⁠. “My initial surprise went less to price and more that there was a reason to even sell the Lakers,” Silver said. “Obviously, I had a newspaper understanding of what Mark Walter was dealing with but I did not know that at this moment in time he was about...