Well because the Lakers are originally from Minneapolis (1947), which holds thousands of lakes throughout its land mass, the name Lakers was chosen as way to represent the geography of the state. The team did not move to LA until 1960.
Before they moved to Los Angeles, the Lakers used to play in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota is also known as "The Land of 10,000 Lakes", so the team decided to be named after the state's nickname.
It used to be the Los Angeles Rams, but there is no longer a Los Angeles Football team.
In the NBA, the city of Los Angeles has two professional teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers
There are 2 Major League Baseball teams that have Los Angeles as part of their team name but only the Los Angeles Dodgers (which is a National League team) actually plays in Los Angeles, California whereas theother team with the city name, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (who are an American League team) actually play in Anaheim, California.
They don't have one.
"Los Angeles" is Spanish for "The Angels." Or, perhaps more to the point would be, "The Angels" is English for "Los Angeles." The Angels were originally called the Los Angeles Angels; the name "Angels" coming from the city's name, "The City of Angels." Los Angeles translated means "City of the Angels". This is most likely how the team got their moniker. Los Angeles means "city of Angles" so the team in result the team named the Angels.
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Kings
No, the Los Angeles Dodgers are a baseball team.
The NBA team in Los Angeles, CA is called the Los Angeles Lakers. The Major League Baseball team is called the Dodgers.
Los Angeles Galaxy
University Of California Los Angeles UCLA
Los Angeles Galaxy Football Club, based in Los Angeles (More commonly referred to as LA Galaxy).