A Brief History of the Lakers
The Lakers, a professional basketball team, came into existence in 1948.
At the time, they were the Minneapolis Lakers and played their home
games in Minnesota, which lies in the Great Lakes region, thus explaining
the team's name.
After playing in Minneapolis for twelve seasons, the Lakers moved their
franchise to Los Angeles in 1960. The 2025-26 season will be their 66th in
Southern California.
During their 77-year history, the Lakers have won seventeen championships--five
in Minneapolis and twelve in Los Angeles.
A list of the championship years:
(Minneapolis)
(Los Angeles)
- 1972
- 1980
- 1982
- 1985
- 1987
- 1988
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2009
- 2010
- 2020
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