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Los Angeles Lakers

NBA · Western · Pacific

Team information

Abbr: LAL
Sport: Basketball
League: NBA
Conference: Western
Division: Pacific
Founded: 1947
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

Championship years

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

Home venue

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles

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Franchise stats

All-time record: 53 W · 29 L · 0 T
Winning %: 0.646
Playoff appearances: 61
2026 season: 53 W · 29 L · 0 T (0.646)

Rivals

Name history

Minneapolis Lakers
1947–1960
Los Angeles Lakers
1960–Present

Venue timeline

Minneapolis Auditorium
—
Minneapolis Armory
—
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1960–1967
The Forum
1967–1999
Crypto.com Arena / Staples Center
1999–Present

Logo history

Minneapolis Lakers
1947 – 1959
Los Angeles Lakers
1960 – 1964
Los Angeles Lakers
1965 – 1970
Los Angeles Lakers
1971 – 1974
Los Angeles Lakers
1975 – 1998
Los Angeles Lakers
1999 – 2016
Los Angeles Lakers
2017 – 2022
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.

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