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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The NBA officially confirmed schedule changes after the Los Angeles wildfires forced the postponement of three games. A game between the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets was also postponed due to icy conditions and has been rescheduled as well. As a result of these three games being rescheduled, the league also confirmed another six games […]
LeBron James revealed on the “New Heights” podcast he finds a viral tweet mocking his longevity absolutely hilarious. Back in May 2015, as James was leading his team to another NBA Finals run, POA (@urkle91) tweeted “LeBron is 30, this f***ery won’t go on for much longer, thank god.” That tweet, of course, aged far […]
Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama did their best to cheer up JJ Redick’s sons, Knox and Kai, by gifting them jerseys. Redick’s family home in the Pacific Palisades was burnt down, along with many other properties by the Los Angeles wildfires. Redick’s family is now living in a hotel. Both Knox and Kai are huge […]
The NBA has postponed Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets game at Crypto.com Arena due to wildfires that have consumed the Los Angeles area. A new date for the game has not been confirmed. In confirming the postponement, the league also released a statement: “The entire NBA family sends its […]
Kawhi Leonard will be stepping away from the Los Angeles Clippers for a period of time to support family members who have been forced to evacuate from Los Angeles due to the wildfires. NBA Insider Chris Haynes was first to report. There is no set date for when Leonard will be back in action. Approximately […]
It’s another night, another record for LeBron James. With just under six minutes to play, the L.A. Lakers superstar hit an 18-foot turnaround fadeaway over the Atlanta Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu to reach the 30-point mark in a game for the 563rd time in his career. With that, he surpassed Michael Jordan’s 22-year record for most […]
When the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a trade on Sunday — the most significant deal of the regular season to this point — many viewed D’Angelo Russell as the tragic hero of the transaction. In a moment’s notice, Russell went from playing on a team with playoff aspirations that featured two […]
LeBron James is nothing if not confident, revealing on his 40th birthday that he could play for a half-decade longer if he wanted to. When asked what would be the determining factor(s) in a possible retirement, the Lakers superstar indicated it would be more about non-basketball reasons that would see him walk away from the NBA. […]
There has been plenty of pressure on Bronny James to succeed in his basketball career, and things got off to a slow start for the rookie. His Summer League appearances were underwhelming at best, and his seven games played for the Lakers this season have come at an average of 2.6 minutes per. But his […]
The rumor mill surrounding D’Angelo Russell has been turning for well over a year now. On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers finally made their move, trading the 28-year-old point guard along with Maxwell Lewis and draft picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. It marks the second time that […]
