Who knows what the Knicks mean? And LAKERS means Lakers,

Los Angeles Lakers: In 1947, the Minneapolis Lakers joined the NBL League. A year later, the team transferred to the BAA League, the predecessor of the NBA League. The name of the Lakers comes from another name in Minneapolis-the land of thousands of lakes. Although there are no great lakes in Los Angeles, when the Lakers moved to Los Angeles in 196, they didn't change their original names. New york Knicks: The name of Knicks comes from the English word "KNICKERBOCKER". This word refers to the descendants of Dutch immigrants, that is, the descendants of early Dutch immigrants in new york. The original meaning of the word refers to a pair of knickerbockers that are gathered and tied under the knee. In the 17th century, early Dutch immigrants in new york often rolled their trouser legs around their knees to facilitate their work. Over time, this has become synonymous with the descendants of Dutch immigrants. The name "bloomers" first appeared in the history of world sports in 1845. At that time, a man named Alexander Cartwright formed a baseball team with people living near Manhattan as its main members. The name of the team was called "new york knickerbockers" or "knickerbockers". Although the team moved to New Jersey in 1846, the name of the team has not changed. It can be seen that the name "KNICKERBOCKER" has always been synonymous with new york City. So in 1946, when the then BAA (Basketball Association of American Basketball Association) decided to set up a team in new york, Ned Ellis, a veteran of the team and an American basketball legend, decided to call the team KNICKERBOCKER. However, Fred podesta, the general manager of Rose Garden Stadium, who died in 1999 at the age of 86, recalled before his death: "The name came from the hat. One day, Alex, Lester Scott and several other staff members held a voting ceremony in the office. Each of us wrote a name on the note and threw it in the hat. Finally, after statistics, most people wrote KNICKERBOCKER, so the name of the team was decided. Soon after, we created the team mascot-daddy KNICKERBOCKER, and knickerbocker was shortened to KNICKS. "