Still, many don't realize how desperate every basketball league was to land Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when he decided to enter the professional arena. So much so that George Mikan, the ABA director at ...

The Lakers retire the No. 99 jersey of 'Mr. Basketball' George Mikan in a pregame ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

George Mikan’s family followed in his footsteps by falling in love with sports. But instead of basketball, they chose to play hockey.

in this case with the National Basketball Association. The kaleidoscopic ball had been ordered up by the nearsighted commissioner, NBA legend George Mikan, who said he could barely see its drab ...

George Mikan and Bill Russell. The announcement was made at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, which occupies the site of the former Commodore Hotel, where the original NBA charter was signed on June 6 ...

He joins Shaquille O'Neal & George Mikan." StatMuse: "Luka in Game 2: 31 PTS 12 REB 9 AST First Laker since Magic with those numbers in a playoff game." ...