PHOENIX – George Mikan, the "gentle giant" who a half-century ago brought fame and stability to the fledgling world of professional basketball and literally transformed the game, has died 18 ...

They can utterly change a game, and they do. When George Mikan died the other day, he made us remember once again how he, the first great big man in professional basketball, was one of the ...

George Mikan was the NBA's first superstar and led the Minneapolis Lakers to five titles from 1949-54. From NBA.com Staff George Mikan (No. 99) anchored the NBA’s original dynasty, the ...

George Mikan, at 6 feet 10 inches, was the tallest and most famous of the hall of famers. The Joliet native was considered basketball’s first dominant big man during his playing days at DePaul ...

Denver on Sunday. Official release The Los Angeles Lakers will retire George Mikan’s No. 99 jersey in a pregame ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 30, when the Lakers host the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com ...

George Mikan. “He was a great hook-shot artist and he dominated,” said Harvey Pollack, the statistician and public relations man who has worked in the NBA in some form or fashion since the ...

George Mikan, who led the Lakers to five championships as the best player in the league during the pre-shot clock mid-1950s, will get some recognition with the NBA's newly-renamed George Mikan ...