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The Los Angeles Lakers are tied with the Boston Celtics for essentially the most NBA titles by a single franchise in NBA historical past with 17.
Eleven of these rings have been earned in Los Angeles after the Lakers moved from Minneapolis in 1960 with stars akin to Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal sharing time because the faces of the franchise.
George Mikan from the Minneapolis Lakers, left, poses for a portrait with Shaquille O’Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers throughout a 2002 picture shoot.
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However the Minneapolis Lakers and their 5 NBA championships are sometimes an afterthought, not often talked about when the Lakers’ success is mentioned.
The chief of these groups, George Mikan, is lastly getting his due. The Lakers introduced they are going to retire Mikan’s jersey No. 99 Oct. 30 when the Lakers play the Denver Nuggets.
Mikan’s jersey will develop into the eleventh Laker quantity to be retired, becoming a member of Johnson, Bryant, O’Neal, Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich, James Worthy, Jerry West and Jamaal Wilkes within the rafters at Crypto.com Area.
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Mikan, who died in 2005, played seven years in the NBA, all with the Minneapolis Lakers. His profession started in 1948 and resulted in 1956, and he made 4 All-Star groups and received 5 championships.
George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers throughout warmups at Madison Sq. Backyard.
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He averaged 23.1 factors, 13.4 rebounds and a couple of.3 assists per sport. Mikan’s profession points-per-game common is sixth most for any Laker participant.
A statue of the Minneapolis Lakers’ George Mikan.
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His dominance throughout his time nonetheless impacts the sport right now, with the league introducing the goaltending rule and the widening of the lane to 12 ft because of Mikan’s presence.
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Mikan was inducted into the Basketball Corridor of Fame in 1959 and was named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team final season.
