I am a fan but I have no clue what laker is
2007-01-09 12:13:19 · 25 answers · asked by BydaBay 4 in Sports ➔ Basketball
The team originated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The "land of 1000 lakes"
2007-01-09 12:15:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
They are called the lakers because they originally were founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since Minnesota is the land of ten thousand lakes they were named the Lakers.
They were founded by Sid Hartmann who works for the Star Tribune newspaper in Minnesota. When the squad moved to Los Angeles in 1961, the name stuck that why there's a baby blue Kobe Bryant jersey with the state of Minnesota in the front.
Most Minnesotans were Lakers fans until the Timberwolves were founded.
2007-01-10 00:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by Justin A 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Lakers are in contention with one other team for the dumbest name after they moved. Of course the Minneapolis, seeing is how Minnesota is known as the "land of a thousand lakes" just as the New Orleans Jazz makes so much more sense then the Utah Jazz.
2007-01-09 21:58:08 · answer #3 · answered by kolawoski 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The team was originally from Minneapolis. They were named after the many lakes there. Then they moved to Los Angeles in 1960 and kept the name Lakers.
2007-01-10 03:27:30 · answer #4 · answered by Just me 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Lakers started out as the Minneapolis Lakers, so called because Minnesota is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes." Technically a "laker" is something (usually a fish) that inhabits a lake.
2007-01-09 20:18:33 · answer #5 · answered by Nicole B 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
They used to be the Mineonaplis Lakers and its the land of 10,000 lakes and they just moved the team to LA and the names still stands
2007-01-09 21:10:51 · answer #6 · answered by datjpkid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they got the name Lakers because they are originally from minnesota and kept the name when they moved to L.A
2007-01-10 16:17:47 · answer #7 · answered by christian 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the team got its name from its former state minnesota which is known for large lakes they where
Minneapolis Lakers from 1948-1960
and then move to Los Angeles in 1961
2007-01-09 20:27:19 · answer #8 · answered by speedyg2582 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Used to be the Minneapolis Lakers, but the franchise moved to L.A. Minneapolis is near the great lakes
2007-01-09 20:16:26 · answer #9 · answered by rope-a-dope 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Being from MN i do know that they were orignally called the Minneapolis Lakers and then tey moved to LA. They kept the Lakers name, just put LA in front of it... WE have TONS of lakes up here, so am supposing that is how they orignally came up with that name....
2007-01-09 20:21:24 · answer #10 · answered by glorymomof3 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋