During Tuesday's game against the Mavericks, the Lakers played a video tribute to Anthony Davis, one of the greatest big men ...

It's been 3 weeks since the Lakers and Mavs completed their star swap. How is each team looking for the playoff push?

he's a member of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team and has his No. 99 jersey retired in Lakers lore." HoopsHype on Mikan: "The first truly dominant NBA big man, George Mikan used his massive size to ...

To honor George Mikan, Volume 3 of the Bertka Files is about Lakers big men. It’s not every day you get to sit down and hear a story from the legendary Bill Bertka. And his stories — there’s ...

George Mikan and "Sweetwater" Clifton first met on the court in 1948. Mikan rejected Clifton's shot here, but the Globetrotters ultimately stunned the Lakers. But to Haynes and so many of his ...

The Lakers issued a statement addressing the issue ... James Worthy (42), Jerry West (44), Jamaal Wilkes (52) and George Mikan (99).

Davis was always well aware of Lakers lore. There is a special place in the franchise's history for big men: George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol ...

It’s a bit of an odd award, to be sure. Since the 1985-86 season, the NBA has handed out the Most Improved Player Award, now known as the George Mikan Trophy. It’s designed to reward a player ...

Four-time All-Star Lovellette won his first championship with George Mikan and the Minneapolis Lakers in 1954, and then won two more alongside Bill Russell on the Celtics in 1963 and 1964.

The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a lost championship with a 15 ...