Mikan died June 1, 2005, 17 days shy of his 81st birthday. ... In his playing days, Mikan had no equals. He retired in 1956 with then-NBA records for total points (10,156), ...

Lakers retire No. 99 for George Mikan, the NBA’s first leading big man A statue of Mikan greets fans at the Target Center in Minneapolis where the Timberwolves play.

So much so that George Mikan, the ABA director at that time, made an astronomical offer to the 7'2" center, only to be left stunned that the New York native had turned it down.. Mikan on Kareem ...

Mikan passed away in 2005 at age 80, but his memory will always live on among those who were fortunate enough to see him play, as well as younger folks who know their NBA history.

As a teenager, George Mikan was cut from the freshman basketball team at his high school and told that he would never play basketball because he wore glasses and because he was too awkward. The 6 ...

How George Mikan paved the way for Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal. One year before the NBA was known as the NBA, the Minneapolis Lakers entered the Basketball ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are retiring George Mikan's No. 99 jersey on Oct. 30 against the Denver Nuggets, ... (3,924).Mikan revolutionized the game with his two-way play.