The late George Mikan is one of those legends who built his legacy with a franchise that no longer exists in the form he knew. Naturally, this came with its share of obstacles. The challenge is clear ...

Los Angeles will raise the legendary center's jersey to the rafters before game vs. Denver on Sunday. Official release The Los Angeles Lakers will retire George Mikan’s No. 99 jersey in a pregame ...

Bud Grant, a Hall of Famer in both the NFL and CFL, knew sports. He also knew athletes. Grant, who died in 2023, either played with, coached or served as an executive for some of the greatest athletes ...

The 1948 George Mikan rookie card is the closest thing basketball collectors have to the T206 Honus Wagner. In 2015, the one and only PSA 10 sold for $400K, and hasn't come up for sale since. We've ...

LOS ANGELES — Jerry Buss’ door was always open to George Mikan. Patrick Mikan, one of George’s sons, remembered visits to L.A. when the two men – Mr. Basketball and the man who helped bring together ...

Los Angeles Lakers management appeared to be ducking the smoke on Sunday night. The Lakers held a ceremony before Sunday’s home game against the Denver Nuggets to officially retire the late great ...

When you have to go all the way back to George Mikan to find the last time a player in Lakers history did something, you know it's an impressive feat. That's the kind of basketball history Austin ...

When one thinks about the rich championship tradition of the Los Angeles Lakers, certain names come to mind. Magic Johnson. Kobe Bryant. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Shaquille O’Neal. Jerry West. Wilt ...

Schumacher (Family Business) explores the on-court life and legacy of George Mikan, the big man who revolutionized both college and professional basketball as a dominant center in the '40s and '50s ...

The family of the late George Mikan accepted Heat C Shaquille O'Neal's Thursday night offer on national television to pay for Mikan's funeral, O'Neal said yesterday, adding that "everything's going to ...

When one thinks about the rich championship tradition of the Los Angeles Lakers, certain names come to mind. Magic Johnson. Kobe Bryant. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Shaquille O’Neal. Jerry West. Wilt ...