Rep the purple and gold in vintage style with our L.A. Lakers Nation hoodie. Designed with a boxy fit and crafted from a premium cotton/poly fleece blend, it’s pigment dyed and heavily washed for that true retro feel. Finished with custom digital print graphics on the front and back, and an embroidered Mitchell & Ness logo on the sleeve — made for die-hard Lakers fans. The greatness that is the Los Angeles Lakers franchise started '46 as the Detroit Gems. In '47, the team shifted to Minneapolis and became the Minneapolis Lakers from the state nickname, "land of 10,000 lakes." The Lakers relocated to Los Angeles before the '60-'61 season.