The Buss family — owners of the Los Angeles Lakers since the late Dr. Jerry Buss purchased the team in 1979 — has agreed to sell its majority stake in the franchise at a record $10 billion valuation, making this the most expensive sale of a U.S. professional sports team to date.

Jeanie Buss is used to being underestimated. She's one of two female majority owners in the NBA and her resume includes posing for Playboy in 1995. She stands out in every room, where whiffs of sexism and accusations of nepotism have shrouded her career since her father,

Jeanie Buss and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to sell a majority ownership of the franchise to Mark Walter, who the CEO of TWG Global.