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Los Angeles Lakers
2026-27 Los Angeles Lakers season
Los Angeles Lakers logo
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
Association jersey
Team colours
Association
Icon jersey
Team colours
Icon
Statement jersey
Team colours
Statement

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.

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.

References

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  1. ↑ "Lakers Season-by-Season Records". Lakers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ "History: Team by Team" (PDF). 2018-19 Official NBA Guide. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. October 9, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "NBA.com/Stats–Los Angeles Lakers seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Media Guidelines And Policies" (PDF). 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide. NBA Properties, Inc. October 16, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Nike Jerseys". Lakers.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. July 31, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Los Angeles Lakers Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lakers and Wish Announce a Multi-Year Partnership". Lakers.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. September 20, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Team Directory" (PDF). 2017–18 Los Angeles Lakers Media Guide. NBA Properties, Inc. October 14, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

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