Nginikeze amaphuzu amathathu abhalwe ngamaphuzu afingqa i-Los Angeles Lakers
Context:ILos Angeles Lakers iyiqembu laseMelika lebhola lomnqakiswano elizinze eLos Angeles. I-Lakers incintisana eNational Basketball Association (NBA) njengelungu le-Western Conference Pacific Division. I-Lakers idlala imidlalo yayo yasekhaya eCrypto.com Arena, inkundla eyabiwe ne-NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, i-Los Angeles Sparks ye-Women's National Basketball Association, kanye neLos Angeles Kings yeNational Hockey League. I-Lakers ingelinye lamaqembu aphumelele kakhulu emlandweni we-NBA, futhi inqobe ama-NBA Championships ayi-17, ilingana neBoston Celtics ngobuningi emlandweni we-NBA.  I-franchise yaqala ngo-1947 ngokuthengwa kweqembu elachithwa, iDetroit Gems yeNational Basketball League (NBL). Leli qembu elisha laqala ukudlala eMinneapolis, eMinnesota, lizibiza ngeMinneapolis Lakers. Ekuqaleni ilungu le-NBL, i-Lakers yanqoba i-1948 NBL ubuqhawe ngaphambi kokujoyina imbangi ye-Basketball Association of America, lapho babezowina khona ubuqhawe obuyisihlanu kweziyisithupha ezilandelayo, eziholwa yinkanyezi uGeorge Mikan. Ngemuva kokubhekana nezinkinga zezezimali ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1950 kulandela umhlalaphansi kaMikan, bathuthela eLos Angeles ngaphambi kwesizini ka-1960-61.
I-Los Angeles Lakers ingenye yama-franchises anamlando kakhulu ku-NBA (inhlangano kazwelonke ye-basketball) enesisekelo esinamandla sabalandeli. Nanka amaphuzu ambalwa abalulekile okumelwe wazi ngamaLakers: - I-Lakers iyiqembu lebhola le-basketball eliseLos Angeles futhi lidlala enkundleni ye-Crypto.com - iqembu liye lazuza iziqu ezingu-17 ze-NBA, okuyisibalo esiboshwe ngaso sonke isikhathi - i-franchise ekuqaleni yaqala ukudlala eMinnesota kodwa yathuthela khona ngo-1960