NBA legend Mikan dies at 80

PHOENIX (AP) -- 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. He was
80.

I heard about that. According to the report, he is the one who
started the NBA as we know it today because they changed a lot of
rules because he was dominating the sport...it was like a one man
show. Supposedly, he was the tallest player at the time; the game
didn't include tall people then! Interesting stuff... sad he passed.

On 2 Jun 2005 16:51:16 -0700, "Bob" wrote:

PHOENIX (AP) -- 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. He was
80.