There are two smaller teams in LA in both sports, with the Clippers and the Angels still holding a certain foothold, but their little-brother status has made Dodgers-Lakers fandom the most prevalent in the city.<\/p>\n
Now, with the Lakers\u2019 purchase by Dodgers owner Mark Walter, the two are quite literally sibling teams in both sports.<\/p>\n
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Apr 28, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten talks with Andrew Friedman, President of Baseball Operations, prior to the game against the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
As a byproduct of the new union, Walter \u2014 who is aiming to make the Lakers as successful as the Dodgers \u2014 has hired Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi<\/a> as consultants to help modernize the Lakers\u2019 process.<\/p>\n There is a detailed executive overhaul underway with the Lakers, led by the Dodgers\u2019 braintrust, but\u00a0according to a Yahoo Sports feature by Yaron Weitzman<\/a>, the changes also relate to how players receive medical care.<\/p>\n The Dodgers helped Austin Reaves<\/p>\n The Lakers will be getting a biomechanics lab, with help from the Dodgers executives, per Lakers president Rob Pelinka.<\/p>\n However, until the facility is built, the Dodgers will be a resource for any Lakers player, including guard Austin Reaves, who was battling an oblique injury.<\/p>\n \u201cUntil then, players may have to get used to working with the baseball group at Dodger Stadium,\u201d Weitzman wrote. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThat, according to two league sources, is what the Lakers told Austin Reaves to do while he was rehabbing from an oblique injury during the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n In the same story, Weitzman highlighted that the Dodgers\u2019 medical staff and knowledge are well-renowned within MLB, helping the team land players.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re known for taking care of players and being able to get the most out of them,\u201d an MLB executive told Weitzman. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe giant contracts obviously play a big role, but the way Andrew and his department are able to help players get the best out of themselves has become a major recruiting tool.\u201d<\/p>\n The Dodgers spare no expense when it comes to treating their players, and they have become the standard around the sports world, to the point that they are immediately a resource for franchises in different sports \u2014 quite the feat for the organization.<\/p>\n LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n![\"Oct](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mark-walter-world-series.jpg\")
Oct 29, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Mark Walter looks on in the eighth inning between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers during game five of the 2025 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n![\"App](\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\"){kind=icon}
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