The Los Angeles Lakers are an
American professional basketball team based
in Los Angeles, California. They play in the
Pacific Division of the Western Conference
in the National Basketball Association
(NBA). The Lakers play their home games at
Staples Center, which they share with their
local NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers,
the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL, and the
Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. The Lakers
are one of the most successful teams in the
history of the NBA, and have won 16
championships, their last being in 2010. As
of 2012, the Lakers are the most valuable
NBA franchise according to Forbes,
having an estimated value of $900 million.
