George Lawrence Mikan Jr. (/ ˈ m aɪ k ə n /; June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed "Mr. Basketball", was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball ...

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2021年9月13日 · George Mikan was a four-time All-Star and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1959. Mikan was certainly one of the most dominant. Counting his season with the Gears and a championship won...

2024年12月26日 · George Mikan (born June 18, 1924, Joliet, Ill., U.S.—died June 1, 2005, Scottsdale, Ariz.) was an American professional basketball player and executive who was selected in an Associated Press poll in 1950 as the greatest basketball player of the first half of the 20th century.

At the time of his playing career, Mikan transcended the game with his varied skillset. His rebounding and shot-blocking skills, coupled with his deft touch around the basket (courtesy of the...

2005年6月3日 · George Mikan, a giant of the early days of the National Basketball Assn. who led the Minneapolis Lakers to five championships as he transformed the role of the “big man,” has died.

2024年12月31日 · George Mikan was the NBA's first great big man, but where does he rank among the greatest Los Angeles Lakers players ever?

2022年10月31日 · Hall of Famer George Mikan’s jersey is finally, deservedly, in the rafters alongside the other Lakers greats.

2011年2月12日 · Wearing a Lakers uniform in 1947-48, Mikan joined forward Jim Pollard to form an imposing front line. The Lakers dominated the Western Division, then rolled through the playoffs,...

George’s Minneapolis Lakers team included future Hall of Famers Slater Martin, Jim Pollard, and Vern Mikkelsen. George caused the NCAA to institute the no goaltending rule in 1944 because he swatted away so many of his opponents shots while in college at DePaul.