Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers compete in the NBA's Western Conference Pacific Division. The team got its start in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1947 and moved to LA in 1960.
Notable Lakers players include Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Elgin Baylor. The Lakers added another sure-fire Hall of Famer when they signed Lebron James to a four-year contract in 2018. James led the Lakers to their 17th league title in 2020.
- Established: 1947
- NBA championships: 17
- Additional achievements: 19 conference championships and 33 division titles
- Arena: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, California)
- Colors: Purple, gold, and black
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After two overtimes, the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 on Tuesday. Anthony Davis scored 34 points and grabbed 23 rebounds to make up for the absence of LeBron James, who was out due to an injury. The Los Angeles Lakers, ninth in the Western Conference, continue their fine […]
Unveiled in early February by the Los Angeles Lakers, a statue honoring Kobe Bryant also features a recreation of the score sheet from the night the five-time NBA champion dropped 81 points on the Raptors. However, an eagle-eyed German journalist recently noticed it was marred by four spelling mistakes. Earlier this year, fans gathered in […]
Buoyed by a historic performance from Anthony Davis (who had 27 points and 25 rebounds), the Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night in a 120-109 win over a team that was without Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns. It was the second straight victory for the Los Angeles Lakers and featured a historic stat […]
LeBron James is not interested in speculating about the Lakers' upcoming activity ahead of the trade deadline. He said that doing so would be disrespectful. However, history completely contradicts what James said to reporters earlier this week. The 39-year-old was asked whether he believes Los Angeles needs to make personnel moves at the NBA trade […]
Initially, Mychal Thompson wasn't so sure he had been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1987.
A Converse sneaker commercial showed that Larry Bird and Magic Johnson didn't carry their heated rivalry off the court.
The Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson rivalry dates back to 1979, but Magic said it didn't get heated until 1982.
Magic Johnson had a tough time accepting the loss to the Boston Celtics in the 1984 NBA Finals.
While there were plenty of similarities between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, K.C. Jones once explained why they were different.
It took a lot, but the Boston Celtics battled back to stun the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1984 NBA Finals.
