The term 'Los Angeles Hoopster' refers to a professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers. The crossword solution for this term is 'LAKER, ' which is a five-letter word. The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, and are part of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They have won 16 NBA championships, the most in the league, and have had some of the greatest players in the history of the game, including Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, and Shaquille O'Neal.