Since the 2022-23 season, the winner of the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award receives the George Mikan Trophy. And to add, the Lakers retired Mikan’s No. 99 jersey in 2022.

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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 ...

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 the “Showtime” Lakers – would spend time talking hoops.

The Los Angeles Lakers retired Hall of Famer George Mikan’s jersey Sunday night in a pregame ceremony. Mikan’s family was there to celebrate the honor and watch No. 99 be unveiled.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The shabby showing against Denver led some to question what would happen at the Lakers’ upcoming jersey retirement ceremony for the late George Mikan (scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30).

The Minneapolis Lakers' George Mikan, right, grabs a rebound in front of teammate Herman Schaefer during their BAA game against the Washington Capitols in this Jan. 31, 1949 file photo in Minneapolis.

There’s a reason the Mikan Drill is still used to this day." "Something not many may realize is that Mikan has the best playoff winning percentage of any All-Star (minimum: 50 games played) at ...