Latest line: A good week for Joe Lacob, a bad week for Elizabeth Holmes
Briefly

Joe Lacob transformed the Golden State Warriors from a $450 million purchase in 2010 into the highest-valued NBA team at $9.4 billion. The team remains competitive after signing star Jimmy Butler. In contrast, Elizabeth Holmes faced a setback as her fraught past with Theranos resulted in a confirmed 11-year prison sentence for fraud. In academia, Stanford University’s president Jonathan Levin revealed a hiring freeze in response to potential federal research funding cuts, even as the institution boasts a significant $37 billion endowment, ranking third nationally behind Harvard and Yale.
Joe Lacob's purchase of the Warriors in 2010 for $450 million transformed into a $9.4 billion NBA franchise, the most valuable in the league.
Elizabeth Holmes, the convicted founder of Theranos, faces 11 years in prison as her fraud conviction is upheld by the Ninth Circuit.
Jonathan Levin announced a hiring freeze at Stanford University as a reaction to potential cuts in federal research funding, despite its substantial endowment.
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