Lakers Retired Numbers George Mikan

Twould be better to see 99 amidst itself instead of on the tiny unoticable blue banner with the likes of martin lovellete amongst others. Why did the lakers not retire george mikans 99. I doubt however we will ever see another number 99 for the lakers.
lakers retired numbers george mikan

The reaction was so poorly received it actually got me banned from the sub.

Lakers retired numbers george mikan. Yet they still call themselves the 15 time world champions without recognizing the greats from minneapolis. Minnesota gave george mikan a statue. In fact when mikan died in 2005 shaq famously said without number 99 mikan there is no me he also paid for the funeral. Invariably playing with thick round spectacles the 6 ft 10.

I know most people dont think very highly of that era but he definitely deserves to have his number retired by either the lakers or timberwolves. Los angeles hasnt even retired his jersey. Lakers and philadelphia 22. 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 association nba.

George lawrence mikan jr. One month ago i wrote a post on rnba stating that mikans number should be retired by the los angeles lakers. Player position tenure 17. Only player to have the same number retired by three different teams golden state la.

He was the national basketball leagues scoring champion for six straight years. If the lakers want to continue to claim those rings they should first honor the man that is the reason they even have them. Retired on december 18 2017 in honor of kobe bryant led the lakers to five championships three while wearing 8 and two while wearing 24. Especially by lakers fans who i figured would still be the greatest proponents of it.

Mikans number 99 hangs from the rafters as an honored player but it is not officially retired. June 18 1924 june 1 2005 nicknamed mr. Mikan redefined the role that a center could play turning himself into a nearly unstoppable offensive force. Only player to have two numbers retired by the same team.

19481954 19551956 john kundla. Minneapolis lakers honored numbers no. I was browsing through wikipedia and i noticed nobody has ever retired mikans number which seems really strange considering he won about 13 of the lakers championships. 2007 08 nba most valuable player.

The team was in minneapolis in his first two seasons 1958.