National Basketball Association (NBA) - Los Angeles Lakers

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Los Angeles Lakers Franchise History

Franchise History:

Team Founded: 1948-49
1947-48 - Minneapolis Lakers (American Basketball Association)
1948-60 - Joined NBA
1960-Present - Los Angeles Lakers

League Championships:

1948 (NBL), 1949 (BAA), 1950 (NBA), 1952 (NBA), 1953 (NBA), 1954 (NBA), 1972 (NBA), 1980 (NBA), 1982 (NBA), 1985 (NBA), 1987 (NBA), 1988 (NBA), 2000 (NBA), 2001 (NBA), 2002 (NBA)

Conference Championships:

1972 (Western), 1973 (Western), 1980 (Western), 1982 (Western), 1983 (Western), 1984 (Western), 1985 (Western), 1987 (Western), 1988 (Western), 1989 (Western), 1991 (Western), 2000 (Western), 2001 (Western), 2002 (Western), 2004 (Western)

Division Championships:

1948 (Western), 1949 (Western), 1950 (Central), 1952 (Western), 1953 (Western), 1954 (Western), 1959 (Western), 1962 (Western), 1963 (Western), 1965 (Western), 1966 (Western), 1968 (Western), 1969 (Western), 1970 (Western), 1971 (Pacific), 1972 (Pacific), 1973 (Pacific), 1974 (Pacific), 1977 (Pacific), 1980 (Pacific), 1982 (Pacific), 1983 (Pacific), 1984 (Pacific), 1985 (Pacific), 1986 (Pacific), 1987 (Pacific), 1988 (Pacific), 1989 (Pacific), 1990 (Pacific), 1998 (Pacific), 2000 (Pacific), 2001 (Pacific), 2004 (Pacific)

Playoff Appearances:

1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007

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Los Angeles Lakers Arena

Staples Center
1111 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90015
(310) - 426-6001

Years	Arena	Location	Capacity

1948-60	Minneapolis Auditorium	Minneapolis, MN	10,000
1960-67	Los Angeles Sports Arena	Los Angeles, CA	14,781
1967-99	Great Western Forum	Inglewood, CA	17,505
1999-	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA	21,000

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Los Angeles Lakers in the Hall of Fame

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 1975-1989
Elgin Baylor F 1960-1971
Wilt Chamberlain C 1968-1973
Gail Goodrich G 1965-68, 1970-76
Connie Hawkins F 1973-1975
Phil Jackson Coach 99-04, 05-Pres.
Chick Hearn Announcer 1961-2002
Magic Johnson G 1979-91,1995/96
Bob McAdoo F 1981-1985
Bill Sharman Coach 1971-1976
Jerry West F 1960-1974
James Worthy F 1982-1994

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Los Angeles Lakers Retired Numbers

13 - Wilt Chamberlain
22 - Elgin Baylor
25 - Gail Goodrich
32 - Magic Johnson
33 - Kareem Abdul Jabar
42 - James Worthy
44 - Jerry West

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