Jose Sanchez
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Los Angeles Lakers - Statistics & Facts
The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The franchise was established in 1947 in Minneapolis, two years before the NBA was formed, and was initially called the Minneapolis Lakers. The team adopted its current name after it was relocated to Los Angeles, California prior to the 1960/61 season.
