Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers compete in the NBA’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The team got its start in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1947 and moved to LA in 1960.
Notable Lakers players include Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Shaquille O’Neal, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Elgin Baylor. The Lakers added another sure-fire Hall of Famer when they signed Lebron James to a four-year contract in 2018. James led the Lakers to their 17th league title in 2020.
- Established: 1947
- NBA championships: 17
- Additional achievements: 19 conference championships and 33 division titles
- Arena: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, California)
- Colors: Purple, gold, and black
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NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West died Wednesday morning at the age of 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. In April, West became the first individual to be selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in his career as a player, executive, and contributor to the game. Jerr West won the 1972 NBA […]
Dan Hurley has turned down the opportunity to be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers to remain at UConn, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Monday. Dan Hurley Turns Down Lakers To Stay At UConn BREAKING: Connecticut’s Dan Hurley has turned down the Los Angeles Lakers’ six-year, $70 million offer and will return […]
The search for the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers is heating up, with UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley emerging as the new favorite. Lakers Targeting Dan Hurley As Next Head Coach Reporting for @SportsCenter on the Lakers accelerating talks with UConn coach Dan Hurley pic.twitter.com/BSuIYK8YCx — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 6, […]
After firing Darvin Ham, the Los Angeles Lakers need a new head coach. View the candidates for the next Lakers head coach below. JJ Redick Leading The Pack For Next Lakers Head Coach The Los Angeles Lakers are zeroing in on JJ Redick as the frontrunner for franchise’s next head coach, league and industry sources […]
The New Orleans Pelicans are planning to defer the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round pick until 2025, giving the Lakers the 17th overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. New Orleans Pelicans possess the No. 21 pick, Los Angeles Lakers hold 17th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft The Pelicans have until 11:59 p.m. ET on […]
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves fell short of qualifying for a golf event on the Korn Ferry Tour. The third-year NBA veteran shot a 76 at Willow Creek Golf Club in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday. Reaves, 25, missed qualifying for the Knoxville Open by 11 strokes. Lakers’ Austin Reaves feels putting is a weakness after falling […]
After two overtimes, the Los Angeles Lakers came from behind to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 on Tuesday. Anthony Davis scored 34 points and grabbed 23 rebounds to make up for the absence of LeBron James, who was out due to an injury. The Los Angeles Lakers, ninth in the Western Conference, continue their fine […]
Unveiled in early February by the Los Angeles Lakers, a statue honoring Kobe Bryant also features a recreation of the score sheet from the night the five-time NBA champion dropped 81 points on the Raptors. However, an eagle-eyed German journalist recently noticed it was marred by four spelling mistakes. Earlier this year, fans gathered in […]
Buoyed by a historic performance from Anthony Davis (who had 27 points and 25 rebounds), the Lakers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night in a 120-109 win over a team that was without Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns. It was the second straight victory for the Los Angeles Lakers and featured a historic stat […]
LeBron James is not interested in speculating about the Lakers’ upcoming activity ahead of the trade deadline. He said that doing so would be disrespectful. However, history completely contradicts what James said to reporters earlier this week. The 39-year-old was asked whether he believes Los Angeles needs to make personnel moves at the NBA trade […]
