The Lakers coach is Phil Jackson.
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The Lakers franchise originated in Minneapolis but they later moved to Los Angeles where they kept the name
Yes, the word 'Lakers' (capital L) is a noun, a proper noun, the name of a specific professional basketball team (the Los Angeles Lakers); the name of a specific thing.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.A proper noun is always capitalized.
The LA Lakers are called the "Lakers" because they first originated from Minnesota (The Minneapolis Lakers). Minnesota is commonly known as "Land of 10,000 Lakes" which gives the team the name "Lakers"
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The Lakers were based in Minneapolis from 1947 to 1960. They should have left the name for a future Minnesota team since Minnesota is the land of a thousand lakes.
They started off as the Detroit Gems in 1946-1947, but became the Minneapolis Lakers in 1947. They got their name from Minnesota's nickname of "Land of 10,000 lakes." They were the Minneapolis Lakers from 1947-1960. And from 1960 'til now, they've been the Los Angeles Lakers.
The original franchise of the Lakers were located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. That state is known for many lakes, hence the name the Lakers. That franchise went on to win many championships and produced one of the first big men, in George Mikan.
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The lakers used to be in minnosota and moved to LA after the clippers had started. So the clippers are first