The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States, founded in 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before relocating to Los Angeles in 1960, and one of the most successful and widely followed franchises in NBA history, having won a league-record-tying number of NBA championships. Playing in purple and gold at Crypto.com Arena, the franchise has fielded a succession of some of basketball's most dominant players and teams across generations, including George Mikan in Minneapolis, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the "Showtime" era of the 1980s, and Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James in later championship runs.
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Founded Year Los Angeles Lakers
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Which league and division do the Los Angeles Lakers play in?
They play in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The franchise began in Minneapolis in 1947 and moved to Los Angeles in 1960, and it now plays at Crypto.com Arena.
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The most decorated rivalry in NBA history, with the two franchises meeting in the NBA Finals more often than any other pair of teams.
Won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020 and remains with the franchise.
Spent his entire NBA career with the Lakers (1979-1991, 1996), winning five championships.
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The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
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The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States, founded in 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before relocating to Los Angeles in 1960, and one of the most successful and widely followed franchises in NBA history, having won a league-record-tying number of NBA championships. Playing in purple and gold at Crypto.com Arena, the franch
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The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
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Wikipedia, LeBron James
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Wikipedia, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Wikipedia, Magic Johnson
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Wikipedia, Wilt Chamberlain
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Wikipedia, Kobe Bryant
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Wikipedia, Shaquille O'Neal
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Wikipedia: Jerry West
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Karl Malone, Wikipedia
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Wikipedia, Pau Gasol
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Dwight Buycks (Wikipedia)
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Darius Johnson-Odom (Wikipedia)
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who immediately traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers
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