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Los Angeles Lakers

American basketball team

Written by Adam Augustyn

Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Jan 10, 2025 • Article History

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Date:: 1946 - present

Headquarters:: Los Angeles

Areas Of Involvement:: basketball

Related People:: LeBron James; Anthony Davis; Steve Nash; Phil Jackson; Pat Riley

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Los Angeles Lakers, American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers are one of the most successful and popular professional franchises in all American sports. The team has won a combined 17 Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) titles. The franchise that would become the Lakers was founded in 1946 as the Detroit Gems and played in the National Basketball League (NBL). The team moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1947, and its name was changed to the Lakers to reflect the Minnesota state nickname, “Land of 10,000 Lakes.” That same year the Lakers acquired ...(100 of 1024 words)

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