Kobe Bryent of the Los Angeles Lakers is nicknamed Black Mamba
== == The Los Angeles Lakers are called the "Lakers" because the team used to be located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Minnesota is nicknamed the land of a thousand lakes, thus, the Lakers were born.
That wasn't a nickname. It was the abbreviation for Minneapolis and it fit on a jersey.
Yes, his real name was Jerry West he was with the lakers (1960-1974)
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Heron of Alexandria.
$396 USD in 1945 nicknamed "Brownie" by machine gunners
the MACHINE number 18, from the BEST TEAM EVER LOS ANGELES LAKERS!!
The state of Minnesota is known as the land of 10,000 lakes. The Minnesota Timberwolves are located in Minneapolis making them the team that plays in the land of 10,000 lakes. However, The Los Angeles Lakers are nicknamed the Lakers because they used to be located in Minnesota. They left Minnesota for Los Angeles before the 1960-61 season but kept the nickname of the Lakers.
# Earvin "Magic" Johnson who played for the showtime Lakers from the early 1980's to the early 1990's. Considered to be the most versatile player ever. And the greatest point guard ever.
LAKERS. =]
From 1946 - 1959 the Lakers were known as the Minneapolis Lakers.