PHOENIX – George Mikan, the "gentle giant" who a half-century ago brought fame and stability to the fledgling world of professional basketball and literally transformed the game, has died 18 days shy ...

PHOENIX – George Mikan, professional basketball’s first dominant big man who led the Minneapolis Lakers to five championships and transformed the game, has died. He was 80. Mikan died Wednesday at a ...

PHOENIX - George Mikan, the ''gentle giant'' who a half-century ago brought fame and stability to the fledgling world of professional basketball and literally transformed the game, has died 18 days ...

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 ...

PHOENIX – George Mikan, professional basketball’s first dominant big man who led the Minneapolis Lakers to five championships, died at a Scottsdale rehabilitation center, family members said Thursday.

George Mikan may hot have played his home games in the state of California, but he is, without a doubt, one of the most important figures in Lakers lore. Over the course of the Lakers' 75-year history ...

likeness of George Mikan on Sunday to remember the Hall of Famer who revolutionized basketball with his size and determination. The life-size statue, which stands permanently in the expansive lobby of ...

The Lakers retired George Mikan's No. 99 on Sunday night ahead of their matchup against the Denver Nuggets. Mikan, nicknamed "Mr. Basketball," played with the Lakers back when they were located in ...

It’s no stretch to say George Mikan revolutionized the game of basketball as its first truly effective big man. “He was everything,” recalled Johnny Bach, a Bulls assistant coach who played against ...

The death of basketball Hall of Famer George Mikan, one of the NBA’s first dominant big men and superstars, hit home for Phoenix Suns chairman and CEO Jerry Colangelo. Mikan, a Scottsdale resident for ...