Saturday, June 11, 2011

Los Angeles Lakers Profile

Home Town: Los Angeles, CA
Owner: Jerry Buss
General Manager: Mitch Kupchak
Coach: Phil Jackson

Home Court

Name: Staples Center
Opened: 1999
Seating Capacity: 18,997 Championships: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009
Conference Titles: 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009

Division Titles: 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009

Retired Numbers

  • 13 Wilt Chamberlain
  • 22 Elgin Baylor
  • 25 Gail Goodrich
  • 32 Earvin "Magic" Johnson
  • 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • 42 James Worthy
  • 44 Jerry West
The Lakers also display a banner featuring a microphone to honor longtime broadcaster Chick Hearn, and another honoring the franchise's greats from their days in Minneapolis -- Jim Pollard, Vern Mikkelsen, Slater Martin, Clyde Lovellette, George Mikan and coach John Kundla.

Hall of Famers

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Elgin Baylor
  • Wilt Chamberlain
  • Gail Goodrich
  • Connie Hawkins
  • Magic Johnson
  • Clyde Lovellette
  • Slater Martin
  • Bob McAdoo
  • George Mikan
  • Vern Mikkelsen
  • Jim Pollard
  • James Worthy
  • Jerry West
  • John Kundla (Coach)
  • Phil Jackson (Coach)

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