The Los Angeles Lakers were not sold to Minneapolis; they were originally established in Minneapolis in 1947. The franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1960. The Lakers have remained in Los Angeles since that time and have not been sold back to Minneapolis.
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The owner of the Los Angeles Lakers is Jerry Buss. He purchased the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings and the Forum (former home to the Lakers and Kings) from Jack Kent Cooke in 1979 for $67.5 million. Mr. Buss has since sold the NHL Kings.
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The Los Angeles Lakers franchise started out in Detroit in 1946 as the Gems. After one season in Detroit the team was sold and relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota and the team's name changed to the Minnesota Lakers. The motto of the state of Minnesota is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", hence the nickname Lakers for the team. The team again relocated, this time to Los Angeles, in 1960 and retained the nickname Lakers.
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The LA Lakers franchise moved there from Minneapolis Minnesota, a state known for having a very large number of lakes. The team nickname made sense originally, but not after relocating to Southern California.
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