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    George Lawrence Mikan Jr. ( / ˈmaɪkən /; 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 ...

  2. Checkout the latest stats of George Mikan. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.

  3. Sep 13, 2021 · George Mikan, one of the 1st superstars of the NBA, was a 3-time scoring champion and won 5 NBA titles in his career. However, he was an event that was constructed and not merely...

  4. May 28, 2024 · 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.

  5. Jan 31, 2022 · One of the most dominant figures in the early days of basketball as well as the NBA, George Mikan prompted the “Mikan rule”.

  6. Jan 3, 2022 · If you’re an NBA fan, you know George Mikan was professional basketballs OG big man. He did almost everything anyone has ever done in the NBA before anyone else did anything in the...

  7. Jun 2, 2005 · George Mikan. The marquee above Madison Square Garden that flashed "George Mikan vs. Knicks" aptly told the story of basketball's original superstar. The first dominant big man in professional basketball, George Mikan played with a competitive fire matched by few.

  8. Oct 30, 2022 · George Mikan, the NBA's first superstar center: How Lakers legend paved way for Wilt, Kareem and Shaq. George Mikan may hot have played his home games in the state of California, but he is ...

  9. Jun 2, 2005 · George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers center who was the first superstar in modern professional basketball and a player so big and so dominant that college and pro rules were changed in an...

  10. Jun 3, 2005 · Basketball’s first “big man” and the NBA’s first superstar died late Wednesday at age 80 in a Scottsdale, Ariz., rehabilitation center, where he was being treated for diabetes and kidney ...

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