Where are the lakes that are referred to in the 'Los Angeles Lakers'?

fatguy

Minneapolis Minnesota Jun 06 03, 12:20 AM

palaceben

I'm guessing that's cos the team moved, but would you care to expand on your answer fatguy? Jun 06 03, 12:40 AM

rowan

moved 1961 http://www.gast-gazette.com/Portal/Sports/Hornets/Hornets32.htm Jun 06 03, 2:23 AM

Yank

Minnesota is know as the land of a thousand lakes (actually there are many more than this). When the Lakers played in Minnesota this is what there name refered to - the lakes of Minnesota. When the team moved to Los Angeles they kept their name, so the 'Lakers' refers to the numerous lakes of their original home. Jun 06 03, 4:04 AM

fatguy

Minnesota is the land of ten thousand lakes, not a thousand as Yank said. Jun 07 03, 11:23 PM

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