Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked in ...

1952 — The Minneapolis Lakers, led by George Mikan’s 22 points ... 1972 — Courts award 1968 Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner due to the winner being given drugs before the ...

Still, many don't realize how desperate every basketball league was to land Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when he decided to enter the ...

He scored 30+ points in his first two playoff games. Doncic joins George Mikan and Shaquille O’Neal in this achievement. He surpassed Kobe Bryant's initial playoff record. Doncic led the Lakers ...

George Mikan’s family followed in his footsteps by falling in love with sports. But instead of basketball, they chose to play hockey.

Despite scoring over 30 points in both playoff games so far a feat only previously achieved by legends Shaquille O'Neal and George Mikan Doncic remains grounded. "It doesn't matter if I score 30 ...

He joins Shaquille O'Neal & George Mikan." Luka Doncic is the 3rd player with back-to-back 30-PT games to start their Lakers playoff career. @LordBalvin: "Luka don't respect Gobert at ALL lmaoooo ...

Doncic is now just the third Lakers player to score at least 30 points in his first two playoff games, joining two icons in George Mikan and Shaquille O'Neal in the history books. NBA on TNT ...