lakers
n. countablen. the professional basketball team from Los Angeles. People use this name to talk about the players, the organization, or the fans of the team.
n. a professional basketball franchise based in Los Angeles, California. When used in the plural, it functions as a collective noun referring to the team members or the organization as a whole.
The Lakers are playing a home game tonight.
Many basketball fans in Southern California grew up supporting the Lakers during their championship years.
The rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics remains one of the most significant historical narratives in professional sports, driving television ratings and merchandise sales for decades.
Always capitalized as a proper noun; usually takes a plural verb in American English.