The Los Angeles Lakers are a baseball team.
The Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) was a professional basketball league in North America , founded in 1946 . The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles . The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles , California . The National Basketball Association ( NBA ) is the major men 's professional basketball league in North America , and is widely considered to be the premier men 's professional basketball league in the world .