Still, many don't realize how desperate every basketball league was to land Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when he decided to enter the ...

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.

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 ...

From George Mikan to Wilt Chamberlain to Kareem Abdul ... The two-time John Wooden Award winner as the nation's top men's college basketball player starred at Purdue and was drafted ninth overall ...