Formerly the Detroit Gems and the Minneapolis Lakers • Founded in 1946 • Based in Los Angeles, California | |
| The Franchise | |
| Arenas | |
| Coaches | |
| D-League Affiliate | |
| Administration | Dr. Jerry Buss (Majority Owner) • Anschutz Entertainment Group (Minority Owner) • Patrick Soon-Shiong (Minority Owner) • Mitch Kupchak (Vice President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Phil Jackson (Head Coach) |
| Retired Numbers | 13 • 22 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 42 • 44 • Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Martin, Lovellette, Pollard, Coach Kundla) |
| NBA Championships (16) | |
| Rivals | |
| Culture and Lore | |
| Media | TV: KCAL • Fox Sports West • Radio: KSPN-AM • KWKW • Announcers: Joel Meyers • Stu Lantz • Spero Dedes • Mychal Thompson |