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Formerly the Minneapolis Lakers, moving to Los Angeles in 1960. Won NBA championships in 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2010.

Official Website:
http://www.lakers.com/

Location:
Los Angeles, CA

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paula Abdul	Singer	19-Jun-1962		Singer, later American Idol judge
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Basketball	16-Apr-1947		NBA records for most minutes, most points
Ron Artest	Basketball	13-Nov-1979		Basketball player who charged into the stands
Elgin Baylor	Basketball	16-Sep-1934		Los Angeles Lakers forward
Mike Brown	Basketball	5-Mar-1970		Coach, Los Angeles Lakers
Kobe Bryant	Basketball	23-Aug-1978		Embattled Los Angeles Lakers star
Jerry Buss	Business	15-Jun-1934		Owner, Los Angeles Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain	Basketball	21-Aug-1936	12-Oct-1999	Wilt the Stilt
Don Chaney	Basketball	22-Mar-1946		Head Coach, New York Knicks, 2001-04
Adrian Dantley	Basketball	28-Feb-1956		Former NBA small forward
Mike Dunleavy, Sr.	Basketball	21-Mar-1954		Head Coach, Los Angeles Clippers
Derek Fisher	Basketball	9-Aug-1974		Oklahoma City Thunder point guard
Rick Fox	Basketball	24-Jul-1969		Former Los Angeles Laker
Pau Gasol	Basketball	6-Jul-1980		Los Angeles Lakers
Gail Goodrich	Basketball	23-Apr-1943		NBA Hall of Famer
Del Harris	Basketball	18-Jun-1937		Head Coach, LA Lakers, 1994-99
Walt Hazzard	Basketball	15-Apr-1942	18-Nov-2011	UCLA basketball coach 1984-88
Dwight Howard	Basketball	8-Dec-1985		Los Angeles Lakers center
Phil Jackson	Basketball	17-Sep-1945		Big Chief Triangle
Magic Johnson	Basketball	14-Aug-1959		Lakers star, AIDS spokesman
Eddie Jordan	Basketball	29-Jan-1955		Retired NBA guard and coach
Larry Krystkowiak	Basketball	23-Sep-1964		Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach, 2007-08
Karl Malone	Basketball	24-Jul-1963		Second-highest scorer in NBA history
Bob McAdoo	Basketball	25-Sep-1951		NBA 1975 Most Valuable Player
Steve Nash	Basketball	7-Feb-1974		Los Angeles Lakers point guard
Don Nelson	Basketball	15-May-1940		Bucks, Knicks, Mavericks, and Warriors ex-coach
Pete Newell	Basketball	3-Aug-1915	17-Nov-2008	Influential NCAA coach
Shaquille O'Neal	Basketball	6-Mar-1972		Shaq Attack
Lamar Odom	Basketball	6-Nov-1979		L.A. Clippers forward
Pat Riley	Basketball	20-Mar-1945		Miami Heat coach
Dennis Rodman	Basketball	13-May-1961		Eccentric ex-pro basketball player
Fred Schaus	Basketball	30-Jun-1925	10-Feb-2010	Lakers Head Coach, 1960-67
Byron Scott	Basketball	28-Mar-1961		Head Coach, New Orleans Hornets
Bill Sharman	Basketball	25-May-1926		Boston Celtics shooter
Patrick Soon-Shiong	Business	1952		Founder, Abraxis BioScience
Jerry West	Basketball	28-May-1938		Los Angeles Lakers
Tex Winter	Basketball	25-Feb-1922		KSU Head Coach, 1953-68
James Worthy	Basketball	27-Feb-1961		Forward, LA Lakers

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