Los Angeles Lakers
American professional basketball team
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with the Los Angeles Clippers, their sister team the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League The Lakers were originally known as Minneapolis Lakers.
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| Conference | Western Conference | ||
| Division | Pacific Division | ||
| Founded | 1947 (joined NBA in 1948) | ||
| History | Minneapolis Lakers 1947–1960 Los Angeles Lakers 1960–present | ||
| Arena | Staples Center | ||
| City | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Team colors | Purple, Gold and White | ||
| Owner(s) | Buss Family Trust | ||
| General manager | Rob Pelinka | ||
| Head coach | Frank Vogel | ||
| G League affiliate | South Bay Lakers | ||
| Championships | 17 NBL: 1 (1948) BAA/NBA: 16 (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) | ||
| Conference titles | 32 NBL: 1 (1948) BAA/NBA: 31 (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) | ||
| Division titles | 23 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) | ||
| Retired numbers | 11 for 10 individuals (8, 13, 22, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 42, 44, 52, MIC) Honored: (VM, GM, JP, SM, JK, CL) | ||
| Official website | lakers.com | ||
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Many famous players played on the Los Angeles Lakers' team, including:
- Wilt Chamberlain, the only NBA player to score 100 points in a game (although he did not do this while playing for the Lakers).
- George Mikan
- Jerry West
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Magic Johnson
- Elgin Baylor
- Gail Goodrich
- Jamaal Wilkes
- Bob McAdoo
- James Worthy
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Kobe Bryant
- Pau Gasol
- Dwight Howard
- LeBron James
The Lakers have won 16 NBA championships, including 5 in Minneapolis (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) and 11 in Los Angeles (1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2009, 2010).
Three of the Lakers' rivals are the Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers and the Sacramento Kings.
