The big man was also chosen to six All-League teams, 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 ...

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

which tipped off the League’s season-long NBA at 50 celebration, were four prominent members of the list — Wilt Chamberlain, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, George Mikan and Bill Russell.

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 ...

“Playing in an era of old-fashioned, two-handed set shots and slow-up offenses, Arizin burst into the league in 1950 with a ...

Mikan rejected Clifton's shot here ... Chuck Cooper and Earl Lloyd became the first African-American players on NBA teams. And it also was, those 55 years ago, very much just a basketball game ...