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Los Angeles Lakers retired numbers
No. Player Position Tenure Ceremony date
6 Bill Russell F N/A August 11, 2022
8 Kobe Bryant G 1996-2006 December 18, 2017
13 Wilt Chamberlain C 1968-1973 November 9, 1983
16 Pau Gasol F 2008-2014 March 7, 2023
17 Jim Pollard F 1948-1955 Honored
19 Vern Mikkelsen F 1949-1959 Honored
21 Michael CooperF1978-1990Sometime in 2025
22 Elgin Baylor F 1958-1971 November 9, 1983
22 Slater Martin G 1949-1956 Honored
24 Kobe Bryant G 2006-2016 December 18, 2017
25 Gail Goodrich G 1965-1968
1970-1976
November 20, 1996
32 Magic Johnson G 1979-1991
1996
February 16, 1992
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 1975-1989 March 20, 1990
34 Shaquille O'Neal C 1996-2004 April 2, 2013
34 Clyde Lovellette C 1953-1957 Honored
42 James Worthy F 1982-1994 December 10, 1995
44 Jerry West G 1960-1974 November 19, 1983
52 Jamaal Wilkes F 1977-1985 December 28, 2012
99 George Mikan C 1948-1954
1956
October 30, 2022
Microphone Chick Hearn Broadcaster 1961-2002 December 2, 2002
Coach John Kundla Head Coach 1948-1957
1958-1959
Honored

The Lakers never officially retired any of the numbers of the Minneapolis Lakers greats, and all the numbers, except for 99, have been in use since.

In October 2022, the Lakers finally officially retired George Mikan's #99, Sixty-six years after he last played for them and 17 years after his death. The other Minneapolis Lakers greats will likely never get official retirement ceremonies and will only be honored.

Bill Russell's #6 was retired league wide by the NBA.

Kobe Bryant is the only NBA player to have two different numbers retired with the same franchise.