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Los Angeles Lakers

NBA · Western · Pacific

Team information

Abbr
LAL
Sport
Basketball
League
NBA
Conference
Western
Division
Pacific
Founded
1947
Mascot
Louie the LakeShow Lion
Fan nickname
Laker Nation
Home market
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Championships
17

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center. The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, and have won 16 NBA championships, their last being in 2010. As of 2013, the Lakers are the second most valuable NBA franchise according to Forbes, having an estimat

Mascot: Louie the LakeShow Lion

Championship years

  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1972
  • 1980
  • 1982
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2020

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Name history

  1. Minneapolis Lakers

    1947–1960

  2. Los Angeles Lakers

    1960–Present

Venue timeline

  1. Minneapolis Auditorium

    —

  2. Minneapolis Armory

    —

  3. Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

    1960–1967

  4. The Forum

    1967–1999

  5. Crypto.com Arena / Staples Center

    1999–Present

Logo history

  1. Minneapolis Lakers

    1947 – 1959

  2. Los Angeles Lakers

    1960 – 1964

  3. Los Angeles Lakers

    1965 – 1970

  4. Los Angeles Lakers

    1971 – 1974

  5. Los Angeles Lakers

    1975 – 1998

  6. Los Angeles Lakers

    1999 – 2016

  7. Los Angeles Lakers

    2017 – 2022

  8. Los Angeles Lakers

    2023 – Present

Retired numbers

8 Kobe Bryant G
13 Wilt Chamberlain C
16 Pau Gasol C
21 Michael Cooper G
22 Elgin Baylor F
24 Kobe Bryant G
25 Gail Goodrich G
32 Earvin "Magic" Johnson G
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C
34 Shaquille O'Neal C
42 James Worthy F
44 Jerry West G
52 Jamaal Wilkes F
99 George Mikan C

Signature songs

I Love L.A.

(Stadium sing-along) I love L.A.! We love it! I love L.A.! We love it!

“California Love”

(Stadium sing-along) California love! California knows how to party California love!

Signature chants

Let's Go Lakers!

Lets Go Lakers! Lets Go Lakers! Lets Go Lakers! Lets Go Lakers! Lets Go Lakers!

“M-V-P!”

(Crypto.com Arena) M-V-P! M-V-P! M-V-P!

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