Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team from Los Angeles, California, playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team plays their home games at the Staples Center and shares the venue with the Los Angeles Clippers.

The team was founded in 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before moving to Los Angeles in 1960.

Winning 16 NBA championship titles, the Lakers are the second most successful team behind the Boston Celtics.

Several legends, such as Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant, have worn Lakers jerseys during their entire careers.

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