Los Angeles NBA Team Has 12 Championships

[ManchesterCelticsFan]

Imagine if hypothetically the Celtics moved to Seattle or some other city then won another championship.  Seattle Celtics could claim 19 championships and their Seattle fanbase can claim championship superiority to Lakers franchise 17 championships. How would Los Angeles fans like that? 😄

The 5 Minnesota Lakers championships were primarily passionately and financially supported by fans local to Minnesota at the time, not local fans to Los Angeles.

[green_bballers13]

Yeah, it's definitely not the same as 17 in the same city. Good thing we don't have to engage in any arguments from LA fans.

18>17, regardless of details and technicalities.

This team is awesome.

[Roy H.]

The Lakers have 17 titles, the city of Los Angeles has 12.

[CelticsPoetry]

The Lakers have 17 titles, the city of Los Angeles has 12.

They have 18, have you forgotten about the IST

[green_bballers13]

The Lakers have 17 titles, the city of Los Angeles has 12.

They have 18, have you forgotten about the IST

I did forget about that one. I almost forgot about the bubble win too.

[Roy H.]

The Lakers have 17 titles, the city of Los Angeles has 12.

They have 18, have you forgotten about the IST

Ha ha. Yeah, I have already seen Lakers fans trying to argue that that tournament win is more impressive because it is one and done, lol.

[Roy H.]

He went on to say that we should use the in season tournament banner as a rug or something.

[jambr380]

I spend more time than I'd like to admit defending this take. The people of Los Angeles didn't even know to celebrate when Minneapolis was winning their Titles. Guys like Shaq and Lebron weren't going to Minnesota in the modern era. I truly do believe a franchise is ingrained in the community in which it resides and today we even have those people paying for sports stadiums with their own tax dollars. Also, when Seattle gets the Sonics back, they are going to be hanging a banner for their Title, not OKC.

The Lakers didn't even accept those Titles as their own until recently. And they only retired Mikan's number in 2022. There is also this piece of evidence which totally discredits anybody who argues otherwise. In case you can't see, it says, '8 Time NBA Champions on Kobe's shoulder':

[SparzWizard]

Los Angeles has 11 titles
Minneapolis has 5 titles
Disney World has 1 title

But Lakers fans love bringing up the argument that during the Russell era we played in a league of only 10 teams and that the Lakers are way better bcuz of their dominance in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10 and 20 lol

[ManchesterCelticsFan]

https://youtu.be/SpCCPLlx6Gc?si=LYMTEiN_lOAdFB5i

[radiohead]

I spend more time than I'd like to admit defending this take. The people of Los Angeles didn't even know to celebrate when Minneapolis was winning their Titles. Guys like Shaq and Lebron weren't going to Minnesota in the modern era. I truly do believe a franchise is ingrained in the community in which it resides and today we even have those people paying for sports stadiums with their own tax dollars. Also, when Seattle gets the Sonics back, they are going to be hanging a banner for their Title, not OKC.

The Lakers didn't even accept those Titles as their own until recently. And they only retired Mikan's number in 2022. There is also this piece of evidence which totally discredits anybody who argues otherwise. In case you can't see, it says, '8 Time NBA Champions on Kobe's shoulder':

I always use this picture when arguing with my Laker buddies.

[green_bballers13]

Los Angeles has 11 titles
Minneapolis has 5 titles
Disney World has 1 title

But Lakers fans love bringing up the argument that during the Russell era we played in a league of only 10 teams and that the Lakers are way better bcuz of their dominance in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10 and 20 lol

In a world of hot takes, contentious topics, and controversy, there?s one thing we can agree on:

BEAT LA!!!!!

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

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Los Angeles has 11 titles
Minneapolis has 5 titles
Disney World has 1 title

But Lakers fans love bringing up the argument that during the Russell era we played in a league of only 10 teams and that the Lakers are way better bcuz of their dominance in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10 and 20 lol

To which I always respond, ?If it was so easy with only 10 teams, why didn?t the Lakers ever win even one??

[ManchesterCelticsFan]

[/b]=1719017838]
Los Angeles has 11 titles
Minneapolis has 5 titles
Disney World has 1 title

But Lakers fans love bringing up the argument that during the Russell era we played in a league of only 10 teams and that the Lakers are way better bcuz of their dominance in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10 and 20 lol

To which I always respond, ?If it was so easy with only 10 teams, why didn?t the Lakers ever win even one??

TP 😄 🤣 😂 😆 😄

[tenn_smoothie]

[/b]=1719017838]
Los Angeles has 11 titles
Minneapolis has 5 titles
Disney World has 1 title

But Lakers fans love bringing up the argument that during the Russell era we played in a league of only 10 teams and that the Lakers are way better bcuz of their dominance in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10 and 20 lol

To which I always respond, "If it was so easy with only 10 teams, why didn't the Lakers ever win even one ?"

There is also the fact that fewer teams meant the elite talent was more concentrated and Boston had to play the best teams multiple times.
Every time there is expansion, we hear about the talent in the league being watered down.
The Minneapolis titles were older than our 60's dynasty, when the style of play became much more in line with the "modern" game to follow.
The first two Laker titles were not even NBA-sanctioned. The league went by some other generic name at that time.
The Lakers did not even recognize or put up banners for the Minneapolis titles until they were within shouting distance of the Celtics total.