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The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games in the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, which they share with the Los Angeles Clippers, their sister team the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lakers were originally known as Minneapolis Lakers. The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, and have won 17 NBA championships second behind the Boston Celtics for the most in NBA history. More recently, the Lakers were the champions of the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament in 2023.

2026-27 Los Angeles Lakers season
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ConferenceWestern
DivisionPacific
Founded1947
HistoryMinneapolis Lakers
1947–1960
Los Angeles Lakers
1960–present[1][2][3]
ArenaCrypto.com Arena
LocationLos Angeles, California
Team colorsPurple, gold, black[4][5][6]
     
Main sponsorWish[7]
PresidentJeanie Buss
General managerRob Pelinka
Head coachJ.J. Redick
OwnershipMark Walter (majority),[8] Philip Anschutz, Edward P. Roski, and Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority)
Affiliation(s)Coachella Valley Lakers
ChampionshipsNBA Championships: 17 (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2020)
NBA Cup: 1 (2023)
Conference titles32 (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2020)
Division titles24 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2020)
Retired numbers14 (6, 8, 13, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 42, 44, 52, 99)
Websitewww.nba.com/lakers
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Many famous players played on the Los Angeles Lakers' team, including:

Kobe Bryant in a Lakers uniform.

The Lakers have won 17 NBA championships, including 5 in Minneapolis (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) and 12 in Los Angeles (1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2009, 2010, 2020).

Six of the Lakers' rivals are the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, and the Sacramento Kings.

Los Angeles Lakers Media

  • George Mikan (far right) and the 1950 NBA Champion Lakers. Mikan led the Lakers franchise to their first five NBA championships in six seasons through the 1948–1954 era in Minneapolis

  • Bob Short owned the team from 1957 to 1965 and relocated the franchise from Minneapolis to Los Angeles in 1960.

  • Wilt Chamberlain (pictured in 1972) played for the Lakers through 1968–1973 seasons, and was integral on the 1971–72 championship team that is considered one of the best in NBA history.

  • The Lakers acquired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975.

  • Magic Johnson (left) along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the "Showtime" Lakers to five NBA titles in the 1980s.

  • Lakers drafted James Worthy first overall in 1982. "Big Game James" recorded his only career triple-double in the Lakers' game seven victory over the Pistons in the 1988 NBA Finals.

  • Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson

  • President George W. Bush meets the 2001 NBA champion Lakers at the White House, January 28, 2002

  • Championship banners from Minneapolis and Los Angeles & retired jerseys, hanging in the rafters of Crypto.com Arena in 2024

References

  1. ↑ Lakers Season-by-Season Records. Lakers.comNBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ History: Team by Team. 2018-19 Official NBA Guide (October 9, 2018)NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ NBA.com/Stats–Los Angeles Lakers seasons. Stats.NBA.comNBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ Media Guidelines And Policies. 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide (October 16, 2018)NBA Properties, Inc.. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ Nike Jerseys. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. July 31, 2018. https://www.nba.com/lakers/nike-jerseys. Retrieved February 10, 2019. 
  6. ↑ Los Angeles Lakers Reproduction Guideline SheetNBA Properties, Inc.. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ NBA Media Ventures, LLC (September 20, 2017). "Lakers and Wish Announce a Multi-Year Partnership". Press release. http://www.nba.com/lakers/wish. Retrieved December 17, 2017. 
  8. ↑ Team Directory. 2017–18 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide (October 14, 2017)NBA Properties, Inc.. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

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