Team History 1960 – Present / Los Angeles Lakers 1947 – 1948, 1948 – 1960 / Minneapolis Lakers Nickname Lakers –The Los Angeles Lakers are among the most iconic teams in the NBA, and their nickname is just as legendary. You can also read the article "The Greatest NBA Players" we hav...
George Mikan would be higher on this list if not for the era in which he played, and the fact that he spent his career with the Minneapolis Lakers before the team moved to Los Angeles. When you think about the Lakers, you think of Los Angeles. Even though Mikan contributed five of the...
Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information).
The Lakers went on that season to capture its first title in Los Angeles. Jimmy was the third-leading scorer on the team behind future Hall of Famers Gail Goodrich and Jerry West. He repeated that performance the following season when the team lost in the Finals to the Knicks. When Wilt ...
Did the Lakers' 117-96 victory on Thursday night provide an impetus lasting beyond one game, or was it an outlier against a team coming off an overtime game the night before? The Orange County Register• 20 hrs Anthony Davis: Lakers are a couple pieces away from title contention ...
“I think our lack of physicality, in particular on offense, led us to have very sloppy offensive possessions,” Utah coach Will Hardy said. “And when you couple that with not making really any shots ... playing against that team in transition over and over and over again is difficult....
The injury came as the team was getting increasingly more comfortable together with James Harden and Leonard especially, has been locked in and is on an offensive tear. The Clippers face Golden State and the Knicks at home in the next four days before hitting the road for...
The Lakers usually retire only the jerseys of players in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Bryant isn't yet eligible for enshrinement, but the team is confident he will be inducted. The 18-time All-Star played 20 seasons with the Lakers, winning five championships. He scored 33,643 career point...
Dan Woike: You’re a little over a month into this with Team USA. How’s the experience been? Advertisement Austin Reaves:It’s been great, and I really didn’t know really how it was going to be. I didn’t know any of the players. But I actually have been building relationships...
Assuming Paul appears in that game, it’ll be the 1,215th regular-season game and 1,364th game overall of his career — and he’s never come off the bench. The last time Paul didn’t start a game that counted was Dec. 13, 2004, when he was slightly late for the team bus and...