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For the 2020–21 "Lore Series" uniform, the Lakers looked back in the past and honored Elgin Baylor in their first years in Los Angeles before switching to purple and gold. [ 6 ] In the 2021–22 season, the Lakers were one of 27 teams to wear "mix-tape" uniforms for the NBA's 75th anniversary special "City" series.
The jersey features several firsts for a team uniform, with the words "Lake Show" replacing "Lakers" across the chest and a color progression that starts as black at the top and transforms into ...
At the Lakers' championship celebration in Los Angeles, coach Riley brashly declared that Los Angeles would repeat as NBA champions, [127] which no team had done since the 1968–69 Boston Celtics. Looking to make good on Riley's promise in the 1987–88 season , the Lakers took their seventh consecutive Pacific Division title with a 62–20 ...
Los Angeles Lakers: C 1996–2004 One of three players to have his jersey retired by three different teams (L.A. Lakers, Miami and Orlando). [21] 42: James Worthy † Los Angeles Lakers: F 1982–1994 44: Jerry West † Los Angeles Lakers: G 1960–1974 Also served as head coach (1976–1979) and general manager (1981–2002). 52: Jamaal Wilkes ...
Los Angeles Clippers: Sam Dunk New Jersey Nets: Duncan the Dragon SuperDunk Sly the Silver Fox Mini Sly New Orleans Hornets: Hugo (Current mascot of the Charlotte Hornets) Philadelphia 76ers: Hip Hop [a] Lil Hip Hop Big Shot [b] Hoops Portland Trail Blazers: Sparky Bigfoot Sacramento Kings: The Gorilla Roy Al Seattle SuperSonics: Squatch, The ...
A signed Bryant jersey from the same season sold last year for $3.69 million, a record for a basketball jersey. The record for a jersey is Babe Ruth's game-worn New York Yankees jersey from 1920 ...
On April 9, 2017, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that the D-Fenders would be re-branded as the South Bay Lakers at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season and the playoffs. They also announced that they were leaving the Toyota Events Center and moving into the new UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, which would also serve at the Lakers ...
The Lakers reached the NBA Finals for the first time in a decade. In the Finals, the Lakers competed against the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat; this was the first time that the two teams had met in the NBA Finals. The Lakers won the series in six games, winning the championship for the first time since the 2010 season.