Los Angeles Lakers

About the Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their home games at Crypto.com Arena, an arena shared with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.

The franchise was founded in 1947 as the Minneapolis Lakers and moved to Los Angeles in 1960. The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, and have won 17 NBA championships, tied with the Boston Celtics for the most in NBA history. The franchise has featured many of the greatest players in basketball history, including George Mikan, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James.

The team's colors are purple, gold, and white. The Lakers have developed rivalries with the Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, and LA Clippers, among others.