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.

Mark Walter, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is entering into an agreement to buy majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers from the Buss family, according to ESPN. Jeanie Buss will retain her role as the team's governor after the sale,

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss will reportedly run the team for a "number of years" despite the Buss family's reported agreement to sell majority ownership of the franchise to Mark Walter for <a href=" $10 billion.