1945 — Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, junior Senator from Kentucky, is elected baseball commissioner by a unanimous vote of the major league club owners. Chandler is elected to a seven-year term and ...

Most NBA players mean it when they announce their retirement. However, here are 10 notable NBA stars that managed to return ...

Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors are one of the NBA dynasties that enjoyed long reigns atop the league as champions.

Currently, John Kundla holds that record, coaching the Minneapolis Lakers for 11 straight seasons (1949-1959) and winning five NBA titles. Only Pat Riley has come close, leading the Showtime ...

From George Mikan to Elgin Baylor Coming in ninth is George Mikan, a pioneer for the franchise during its earlier days in Minneapolis. Mikan led the Lakers to five championships and his dominance in ...

For the Lakers, their rich history dates back to an era in Minneapolis ... the charge for the Lakers was future Hall-of-Famer George Mikan, one of the pioneers of the center position.

George Mikan would be higher on this list if not for the era in which he played and the fact that he spent his career with the Minneapolis Lakers before the team moved to Los Angeles. When you ...

1952 — George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers scores an NBA playoff record 47 points in an 88-78 loss in Game 1 of the Western Division Finals against Rochester. 1960 — Boston’s Bill Russell pulls ...

1952 — George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers scores an NBA playoff record 47 points in an 88-78 loss in Game 1 of the Western Division Finals against Rochester. 1960 — Boston’s Bill Russell ...