2007-02-20 02:14:18 · 15 answers · asked by robby_butterball 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
this is not a stupid question because a lot of people wonder this. the lakers were first in minneapolis which is famous for having the great lakes so they named the franchise the lakers.
2007-02-20 02:29:13 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Malloy PHD 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A laker is the nickname for a sea-going person of the Great Lakes area.
An LA Laker is a professional basketball player.
And, contrary to popular belief, the Lakers did NOT originate in Minneapolis. The team's origin stems from Detroit, when they were called the Gems. When the team was bought and moved to Minneapolis they changed the name to the Lakers to go with the above mentioned mariner description. The team name has stayed with them ever since.
Not a dumb question at all. I actually learned something about one of the NBA teams I absolutely loathe. Thanx!
2007-02-20 10:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by tiedyedhawk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An LA Laker is simply a Pro Basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers located in California!
2007-02-20 10:17:47 · answer #3 · answered by BlueBelle84 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the nickname came from when the franchise was located in Minneapolis, George Mikan was on that team, the first great big man in the NBA, they were not originally from Minn. though, they did come from Detroit but were not named the Lakers, Toronto had a team back then too, they were the Huskies, Rochester i believe had one, as well as Syracuse, The Lakers kept the name when they moved to LA just as the Jazz kept their name when they moved to Salt Lake City from New Orleans, despite no connection to jazz music in Utah whatsoever......
2007-02-20 20:18:26 · answer #4 · answered by normuwash 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Lakers take their name from their original city, Minneapolis. Minnesota is called "the land of 1000 lakes", so hence the name.
2007-02-20 10:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by togashiyokuni2001 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Laker was the name of a type of cargo ship used on the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
The name was selected when the franchise was located in Minneapolis.
http://www.lakersweb.net/lakershistory.htm
2007-02-20 10:17:20 · answer #6 · answered by od3astard 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The franchise was originally located in Minneapolis, Minnesota the state known as "the land of 10,000 lakes".
2007-02-21 14:36:54 · answer #7 · answered by Marvin P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Origionally from Minneapolis, home of many lakes, the Lakers kept their name when they moved to L.A.
2007-02-20 10:18:40 · answer #8 · answered by skimdaddy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not a dumb question. the team was origionally from Minnesota where there are lots of lakes. We also have the Dodgers in LA think about that one all day.
2007-02-20 10:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lakers is the name of a Los Angeles basketball team.
2007-02-20 10:16:40 · answer #10 · answered by shakensunshine86 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋