Los Angeles Lakers is a basketball club located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The team 1947 was founded in Minneapolis, and 1960 moved to Los Angeles. "Lakers" refers to people who work or live in the Great Lakes region in the northeast of the United States. The word comes from Minnesota's nickname "the state of ten thousand lakes"
Because of the color of the jersey, the Lakers are also known as the "Purple Army". Lakers 1948 joined the NBA. The biggest feature of the team is that there are always superstars related to it.
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There are three main colors of Lakers' regular season jerseys: home gold jerseys, away purple jerseys, and a set of white replacement jerseys. The three sets of jerseys have the same appearance, but different colors. The color of the jersey is also one of the reasons why the Lakers got the name "Purple Army".
In the 20 13- 14 season, the Lakers added two sets of unconventional jerseys: one is black and purple, named "Hollywood Night"; The other is a white short-sleeved jersey, which was used in the Christmas War (NBA exhibition game) against Miami Heat.
During the 20 17- 18 season, Kobe Bryant, a famous team player, personally designed a set of distinctive Black City jerseys for the Lakers. Kobe said that this jersey represents the spirit of Mamba. He said: "This is the meaning of the black mamba, which represents your heart. It represents not only me, but also an attitude. You should have a killer mentality when you wear the Lakers jersey. "
On August 9, 2022, the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced that in order to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Lakers in the new season, the team will welcome the return of blue and platinum retro jerseys in the new season.