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Los Angeles Lakers Brief History

The Los Angeles Lakers is a team based in Los Angeles, California. The team was established and founded in 1946 and had joined the NBA in 1948. Their home court is the Staples Center, which they share with fellow NBA team and rival LA Clippers. The same court is used by their sister team, the L.A Sparks of the WNBA. The LA Lakers is the NBA Champions for 2009. They have beaten Orlando Magic in June 14, 2009.

In the year 1946, the first Lakers’ franchise was founded in Detroit Michigan, before they moved to Minneapolis. They were formerly known as the Detroit Gems where they are based in Michigan. When they moved to Minneapolis, they called their team as the Minneapolis Lakers. It is where they got the teams’ nickname, being a Land of 10,000 Lakes. From 1960 up to the present time, they were known as the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Los Angeles Lakers had won many championship titles. The team is considered as the most successful franchise in the NBA history. Most of their players and coaches are award bearers and distinction recipients. Who can forget the names Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, James Worthy, Shaquille O’Neal, Jerry West, and Kobe Bryant, along with Coaches Phil Jackson and Pat Riley, who gave their very best for the team?

The LA Lakers has won 16 championships total, one from the NBL which happened in 1948 and 15 in the BAA/NBA. They have also won 30 conference titles. The team has an all-time record of nine consecutive NBA championships.

The teams’ official colors are gold, purple, and white. Their purple uniform is used in their road games. The gold uniform is used when the team plays at home. White is their third set of uniform, which is only used during Sundays and holiday home games.