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What was the world like when Los Angeles Lakers won in 2001-02?

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What was the world like when Los Angeles Lakers won in 2001-02?

Los Angeles Lakers won this NBA Finals in the 2001-02 season. This is an older edition; 2019-20 is the most recent verified title season in this archive.
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CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON2002SEASON 2002

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THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS WIN IT ALL.

NBA Finals — 4–0 over New Jersey Nets.

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THAT WAS

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BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD…

The calendar reads 2002. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.
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THE WORLD OF 2002

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The calendar reads 2002. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.

World events

The Nobel Peace Prize went to Jimmy Carter.

The committee recognized his decades of work on peaceful conflict resolution, democracy, human rights, and development.
Source: Nobel Peace Prize 2002 ↗

Technology

Aqua began watching Earth’s water cycle.

NASA launched the Aqua satellite on May 4 with six instruments for observing water, energy, atmosphere, land, and oceans.
Source: Aqua ↗
How do you count “winning it all”?

We count the top championship named for the selected competition—not conference, division, playoff appearance, or consolation titles. Season labels stay separate from the date the trophy was actually clinched.

  • NFL defaults to Super Bowls; pre-Super Bowl league titles are identified separately when included.
  • Relocations follow the franchise unless a league’s official record book separates the history.
  • FBS selectors, split titles, claims, vacancies, and co-champions are labeled rather than flattened.

Result checked 2026-08-28. View List of NBA champions ↗

NBA championships only; ABA titles are not counted, but are disclosed in lineage notes. The archive includes every recognized title attributed to the current franchise under this policy.