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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These days, Andre Drummond is a talented NBA big man. During his youth, though, the LA Lakers center didn’t exactly seem like a future star.
New Los Angeles Lakers center Andre Drummond set quite the embarrassing NBA record in January 2016 while still with the Detroit Pistons.
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Los Angeles Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor passed away Monday of natural causes at the age of 86.
The Los Angeles Lakers are not able to collect on their very expensive insurance policy on future Hall of Famer LeBron James.
While James Worthy had quite the LA Lakers career, he once arrived late to a game after being arrested for soliciting prostitution.
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