The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, according to the league. The deal valued the 17-time NBA champions at $10 billion, the highest control-sale value in the history of team sports.

Bryant began his career with the No. 8 after his high school jersey No. 24 was already occupied by George McCloud when he arrived to the Lakers in 1996. On November 3, 2006, he played in the No. 24 jersey for the first time, scoring 23 points in a win over the Seattle SuperSonics.

The Los Angeles Lakers' record-breaking $10 billion sale is done as Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter's grip on Los Angeles sports becomes clearer after the NBA's approval

Jeanie Buss will remain the Lakers' governor under the deal for at least the next five years, and she will oversee day-to-day operations "for the foreseeable future," the team said.

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The Buss family's four-decade run as majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers is ending as the NBA approved the sale of the team to Mark Walter.