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 ...

Mikan died June 1, 2005, 17 days shy of his 81st birthday. Tuesday would have been his 100th birthday.

When looking at players' accomplishments in their basketball careers, the late George Mikan was truly one of the best. Naturally, one might assume that, consequently, he was among the highest-paid ...

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How George Mikan paved the way for Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal One year before the NBA was known as the NBA, the Minneapolis Lakers entered the Basketball ...

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.

Lakers retire George Mikan's No. 99 jersey in pregame ceremony Hall of Fame George Mikan is the 11th player in Los Angeles Lakers history to have his jersey raised to the rafters.

The Los Angeles Lakers will retire five-time NBA champion George Mikan's jersey Oct. 30. Mikan played for the Minneapolis Lakers and was selected to four All-Star games.

Patrick Mikan, center, and Mike Mikan, right, participate in the jersey retirement ceremony for their father George Mikan’s No. 99 before the start of the Lakers’ game against Denver Nuggets ...

Mikan, nicknamed "Mr. Basketball," played with the Lakers back when they were located in Minneapolis, and helped bring six championships to the franchise from 1947 to 1954.

In late October, the Lakers will honor the memory of legendary center George Mikan by retiring his jersey.

Abdul-Jabbar and O'Neal, two of the game's most prolific scoring bigs, both credit the drill to their successes as players. "Of course I knew who George Mikan was," Abdul-Jabbar said of his ...