George Mikan Lakers Jersey Retirement Ceremony

[@josecarranza7555]

It’s about time. Lakers should have done this when George Mikan was alive. But better late than never. George Mikan was the star player of the 50’s NBA and helped the Lakers win 5 titles.

[@CC213CC]

Well, he never wanted his jersey retired because he said that it was a team effort. This is more of a PR stunt. Also, I guess since he passed, his family wanted his legacy to be solidified.

[@vincentlospinuso7232]

6 titles actually, if you count their one year in the NBL

[@sweetmapleleafs]

Mikan was on the Laker team that lost to *The Harlem Globetrotters.* Do you understand how embarassing that is? Never thought Id see the day the current Lakers wearing the same throwbacks from that era. The Knicks allowing 1 guy to score 100pts in a game is bad enough. Losing to a team that plays bssketballl creatively for entertainment, is the lowest moment ever. The Lakers actually played that game

[@night6724]

@@sweetmapleleafs it was a different era back then

[@LBJTV]

they did it this year cause Lebron will get his 5th ring this season.

[@intradibles]

Shaq paid for George's funeral. Such heartwarming move. ❤️ 8:57: now the retired numbers are arranged based on how the Lakers jerseys looked like when they were in their prime! 🏀

[@Bee-lieve623]

Yes, I love it 💜💛🏀

[@daviddaj7418]

Love how the lakers updated the player’s jerseys to their respected era and unique uniform. Great move! Really shows the historical depth of our amazing franchise 💜💛💜💛

[@ncsouthernguy]

George Mikan won 7 championships in 8 years in 3 different leagues. He is a top 10 all time great.

[@GamerModeTwentyThree]

a true legend george mikan 99 and 5 time nba champion

[@patek9789]

globetrotters own him

[@moondogg007]

@@patek9789 globetrotters not a NBA team 😂

[@patek9789]

@@moondogg007 they destroyed mikans team in scrimmages

[@davisbaumberger6887]

@@patek9789Mikan destroyed them aswell

[@jph4852]

Finally! Doing this was a no brainer. I wish this was done when Mr. Mikan and Dr. Buss were alive but better late than never. Mikan a true Legend....once a Laker, always a Laker. Congrats to the Mikan Family. the two brothers looked overjoyed when the jersey was unveiled.

[@parkermudsen1063]

It would’ve been great if this was done while Mikan was alive. But I take solace in knowing that the purpose of these jersey retirements is to highlight a legacy that lives beyond the lifetime of the person. Most people will never be remembered and celebrated like this but George Mike is.

[@blakedmc1989HD]

actually tha Lakers begged to retire his jersey even in The Fourm days but Mikan kept sayin no

[@alohatigers1199]

For those that don’t know, George Mikan agreed to the idea of implementing a 3pt line when he was a commissioner in the ABA. Think about that. A guy that is known for post scoring agrees to the idea of a 3pt line way earlier than the NBA. Is that why the NBA wants to merge with ABA?

[@nomnom9992]

Its because the NBA was losing audience because of the dunk contest

[@carljustinenuestro8771]

And Mr. Mikan always wanted to have a weapon like a home run in baseball. I also remember Mr. Mikan once said about the idea of implementing the 3 point line “would give the smaller player a chance to score and open up the defense to make the game more enjoyable for the fans".

[@rma6070]

The Lakers are slightly late with this honor for George Mikan, about sixty years or so. But as they say, better late than never. Congrats George!

[@spidavenom4]

They didn’t have Rob or Jeanie on the floor. Smart move. Fans would’ve been booing and would’ve ruined the ceremony.

[@triggerbogarin9702]

Ya for these events you always have to go with a Lakers legend, magic, Kareem, worthy, Kobe, Gasol exc.

[@nomnom9992]

Context?

[@noob.168]

@@nomnom9992 we are angry about the 2020 mickey mouse ring.

[@Ktaurus26]

Smart move? More like cowardly

[@BGYMix]

Yeah I agree. That’s the one time they decided to do something smart this year lol

[@danbratten3103]

Better late than never. I wasn't alive when Mikan played. But as a kid who was tall and lanky, and having to play with glasses, Mikan was my hero. Without Mikan, there would be no L.A. Lakers, because they wouldn't have been successful in Minneapolis and would have folded like so many other teams from that area. Also, really appreciate the Laker putting the Minneapolis Lakers logo and the banners fot the championships that were won in Minneapolis. That's a hell of a lot better than what the Dallas Stars have done to honor the Minnesota North Stars. Thank you L.A. Lakers!!!

[@jonathanjohnson8579]

This is long overdue. Happy that Mikan is getting his 99 retired.

[@davidpadilla9468]

Good so good to honor this man

[@christianmillar140]

It’s sad that the crowd is barely cheering when the jersey is revealed at the end. They don’t understand how good this man was.

[@Por-poI]

They are cheering. The mics are just too far from the bleachers

[@patrickobrien8339]

Great to see George’s kids involved. He was a Beautiful man!

[@SuperDave30]

Watch this seeing the five legendary Minneapolis Lakers banners and legendary Lakers big man #99 George Mikan jersey getting his retired gives me chills It’s great day to be LA Lakers. 💙🤍 💛💜

[@chikifung1599]

George Mikan is Greatest NBA player 💜💛🏀😊😍👍🏽

[@capitanfuturo594]

*GEORGE MIKAN WAS SO DOMINANT AND THAT'S WHY THE NBA CHANGED THE RULES OF BASKETBALL.*

[@rafaelsale6364]

Without George Mikan, the NBA wouldn't exist. The first NBA superstar, dominant big man, and he led the Minneapolis Lakers to the first dynasty.

[@ilovelalakers]

Glad to see individual MPLS banners up there. Probably, the last banners for a long time.

[@bigboygeorge678]

Lakers gotta get a W for George tonight

[@splashnskillz37]

They won't let's be real

[@lukamagicgod]

@@splashnskillz37 they just did

[@splashnskillz37]

@@lukamagicgod still 1:12 for me in the 4th

[@splashnskillz37]

@@lukamagicgod I can't believe my eyes

[@mielbaltazar5099]

Those retired jersey numbers up there were lit! 🔥 Up next for them is Pau Gasol

[@alexandreazevedo9906]

How the hell Mikan, a 75 best player ever, only got his jersey retired in 2022??! The disrespect!

[@hansaleksikasilag7889]

Mikan said that he did not want his jersey retired. The family wanted the Lakers to retire it to honor the legend posthumously.

[@NyQuilDonut]

He didn't want it retired because he felt like it took credit away from his teammates.

[@Haruo-6768]

Gotta love how amazing lal fans are. Look at that, no standing ovation for mikan, nope, but if it was shaq or a diffrent dominate big man, who gave the lakers 5 or even 3 titles they be clapping like walrus for fish. These people don't care about mikan or the 1940s or 50s basketball. But they sure want us to love 80s, 90s, 2000s and today basketball.

[@williamlevy1981]

His name and the Championships should be honored where the Minnesota Timberwolves play...

[@foxythepiratefox5304]

That what I'm saying

[@JC-2K]

Just went off with George Mikan on 2k23 lmao. Dudes unreal.

[@oz1141]

About time! Should have retired his number a long time ago.

[@master-kq3nw]

Yes why they wait he is 1 legend lakers

[@juan_castilliojc]

George mikan 💜💛💜💛

[@comicbookninja5268]

Well deserved and about time to honor those teams.

[@MrSnuggieMaple]

wow only took 20 years after his death and over 60+ decades to retire the best player of his era and the leagues first superstar who also founded the ABA like smh

[@alfredbrownii]

George Mikan would been proud 👏🏾

[@briansam2524]

Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics coach) "If you really trace the roots of the NBA tree, George Mikan is the trunk of that tree!!" Bob Cousy (Celtics guard): "He (Mikan) was the one who saved the league (NBA) from extinction." Bill Russell (Celtics center) "He was my hero, he took the time out to spend time talking with me." (Russell met Mikan when he was in college). Wilt Chamberlain: "We (big men) owe a lot to George Mikan, he was the one who opened the doors for us (big men)"

[@anandguruji83]

George Mikan Lakers Jersey Retirement Ceremony

[@anandguruji83]

George Mikan Lakers Jersey Retirement Ceremony

[@iamnaitsirk3091]

George Mikan Lakers Jersey Retirement Ceremony

[@Bee-lieve623]

The great George Mikan 🥺

[@chrisjames6327]

I’m an 88 year old titanic survivor. When I was sat in lifeboat two, fighting for my life, I used to think about George Mikan. I remember looking down to my pants and seeing that my onion had gone - tying an onion to your belt was a fashion at the time, pioneered by George Mikan. The pants, I shouldn’t have had on at all. I tried to take them back to the store a week earlier, but slipped in some mud, ruining the very pants I was trying to return.

[@michaelmacaraig2841]

Being a humble man, George Mikan didn't want his number officially retired while he was still alive. In the time his number wasn't officially retired though, no one else wore the number. He was the only Laker to wear 99.

[@evanmorrisreiser]

great timing.

[@todd7547]

I don't understand what took so long.

[@alexandreazevedo9906]

The disrespect!

[@gordybishop2375]

True that

[@hughjassol2072]

They didn’t want to admit that 5 Lakers championships weren’t in Los Angeles. Dr Buss didn’t want Mikan’s blue jersey up there. Good thing the Lakers started wearing white

[@seanking6184]

The average height of a basketball player in 1950 was around 6ft4 with Centers at around 6ft8 Mikan wasn’t much taller than a lot of them but he was “dominant” with great physicality, passing and an ambidextrous hook shot.

[@iiTzLurks]

George Mikan the true creator of the sky hook

[@jemaicorpuz4596]

6:36 I hope those 5 Minneapolis Laker Titles was also in this current Los Angeles Laker Team

[@jakelogan4266]

Should've done this long time ago

[@blakedmc1989HD]

they tried to but Mikan kept sayin' no

[@briansam2524]

George Mikan was the ORIGINAL G.O.A.T!!! One questin though, why wasn't Mikan's name on the 99 jersey?!!

[@KingPep91]

Because they didn’t have last names on the actual jerseys back in those days (despite the framed one they gave to the family). They hung the image of the actual jersey to its true design.

[@TiltBrook]

FIIIINALLYYYYYY!!! One thing… The five Minneapolis Lakers banners should just be in line with the rest of them… No need to separate them from the LA ones. Directly under the 5th Minneapolis banner should be the 72 L.A. banner and so on… Like if it was at The Forum, they would all just be in one straight line across, one after the other…they wouldn’t be divided… but all in all, no complaints… Just so glad that they finally did that… Boston has 17 titles, they have 17 banners, we have 17 titles, we should also have 17 separate banners!!!👍🙏 Also, I like how the Minneapolis titles are there each banner… Notice how the Los Angeles titles are one big banner woven together in 3’s… There are three banners woven and connected together… They should separate them a little bit as if they are each their own individual banner with space in between…like at The Forum

[@ernest4986]

Well Boston situation is completely different than Lakers because lakers moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles and Boston stayed in Boston since the existence of the franchise

[@DINGDONG12344]

He was the first Star Bigman but the young ones didn't know about him. They should do their research.

[@marlonb.8243]

For the longest time, they hung the championship banner that George Mikan was instrumental in achieving, but they didn't retire his number then. It's really about time. Why did it take so long?

[@marshallheadchief8744]

Long overdue.

[@jamesvasquez9808]

We need gasol now

[@chrissaade6190]

Gasol is coming in February I think

[@salmanahjum-mathee9055]

He is getting his jersey retirement in 2023. I think it's in March

[@Discipleofthelordandjesus]

He’s in 2023..

[@43circle]

Got his jersey retried last night Vs Memphis

[@AlfredBrownII1293]

George would been proud

[@luk1900]

Big W

[@KPgamer3050]

Wait I thought they would have done this by now.

[@Henry-fn1zw]

long overdue

[@user-tfup]

Finally

[@imgrizz.]

W

[@iamnaitsirk3091]

What took it so long?

[@SoloPerICommenti]

just now? are you kidding me?

[@SmalldikkDallen]

You Penetrate The Game, Defense.

[@treygreypaws3689]

Thought his number been retired honestly

[@jph4852]

It was one of those hidden retired numbers most likely. It's when the club hasn't officially retired the number, but at the same time hasn't allowed other players to use it. With the LA Dodgers, nobody has worn #34 since Fernando Valenzuela. The team hasn't actually retired that number yet hasn't issued it to another player since.

[@johnmicheal7087]

Lamar Odom Jersey should be retire as well because when Shaq traded to Heat. He was represented Shaq's role and helped the Lakers to won a championship back to back in year 2009 to 2010.

[@user-td1me4tv3u]

Lamar Odom Shaq trade was a fair trade both teams won a championship because of the trade and both players contributed to those championships.

[@Technatron]

I have a Kobe Bryant Jersey I can’t seem to find another like it. It’s yellow with baby blue stitching 1949-1950. How did Kobe get on this jersey??

[@agedc9878]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@migo3841]

he died in 2005, and the lakers retired his jersey on 2022??

[@nader91]

why did it take so long and especially after he passed?

[@blakedmc1989HD]

because they was respectin' Mikan's decision to not retire his jersey until his family was ready

[@dontizzle805]

They could of put Mikan on the back of the jersey come on

[@chrissaade6190]

I’m not sure if they had names back then

[@dontizzle805]

@@chrissaade6190 but atleast put his name on the jersey on the wall so people know who he is. Regardless if they had names on the back or not in his era

[@luch2694]

The reason they don't have it on is they are keeping it real to how the jerseys were made and in those days they didn't have names. If you look at all the jerseys up in the rafters they are all different

[@iiTzLurks]

That was likely the jersey he wore

[@WeCube1898]

#99 should be retired leaguewide

[@capitanfuturo594]

I'm a huge Boston Celtics fan, and I'm glad the Lakers finally remembered George Mikan.

[@blakedmc1989HD]

they always remembered George Mikan and tha organization begged to retire his jersey even during The Forum days but Mikan kept sayin' no

[@capitanfuturo594]

@@blakedmc1989HD blah blah blah Poor Mikan. The NBA SUCKS !

[@blakedmc1989HD]

@@capitanfuturo594 well out of tha kindness of his heart, George Mikan was willing to let someone else wear #99 because he was more about team vs his number! but u know tha Lakers Organization didn't let anybody touch #99 at all tbh and his family decided it was finally time after for so many years tha Lakers begged to retire Mikan's jersey

[@ドラゴンボール_おたく]

Why did the Lakers wait so long to retire Mikan’s number and display banners for the Minneapolis era? Shouldn’t the other Minneapolis legends get their numbers retired too?

[@blakedmc1989HD]

George Mikan never wanted his 99 jersey retired after Lakers franchise for years begged to retied his jersey even before tha Crypt days

[@revivedII]

Lakers have 11 championships not 17

[@ends15]

Before the Game instead of at halftime??? The disrespect continues. They had some fools doing a skills challenge at halftime instead. Besides the fact that this was way overdue, they gave em a fake Nike jersey instead of a replica. Smh

[@markdwighttadina7655]

Pau Gasol is next

[@paulc6933]

Jeez, only 50 years too late...

[@blakedmc1989HD]

well to be fair, Mikan never wanted his #99 retired, tha Lakers organization begged to retire his jersey for years but he kept sayin' no

[@xavierandres.adventourista11]

They forgot the name ?

[@AddaK_]

They updated all the jerseys to look how they did in the era they played in at the time last name wasn’t on the jersey If the lakers retire Lebron number it would be the Nike jersey up there

[@TheYeti308]

The big picture .

[@grawakendream8980]

what spurred the franchise to retire mikan's jersey all of a sudden after all these years

[@TheIcemanthomas]

Why it took 3/4 of a century, I’ll never understand.

[@blakedmc1989HD]

because George Mikan never wanted his 99 jersey retired

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

It is pathetic that LA keeps trying to claim credit for Minneapolis Lakers titles and players. LA Lakers have 12 titles. Admit it.

[@RoofDoctorsJoanne]

My dad played with the Rochester Royals & Mikan was the best player back then. Kinda of surprised Mikan's Jersey wasn't already retired?

[@rflores70312]

Yea but gotta put his last name on the jersey ? Wassup with that ? Everyone gotta have there last name on it

[@josiahgarcia7624]

because back then there was no last name it was only the number

[@genzislady3820]

More banner for the clippers to cover up huh. Lol

[@master-kq3nw]

Lakers should retired his jersey in 70s why they wait so long?

[@blakedmc1989HD]

because Mikan kept sayin' no even when tha Lakers Organization begged to retire his jersey even from tha 70's 80's 90's and 2000's and finally his family decided it was time

[@master-kq3nw]

@@blakedmc1989HD why he say no he was part of lakers dynasty and organization

[@blakedmc1989HD]

@@master-kq3nw tha thing is, Mikan was willing to let someone else wear #99 out of tha kindness of his heart, but tha Lakers Organization didn't allow anyone to wear #99 even though Mikan was willing to share his #99 because he was more about tha team more than his number. however years went by and then Mikan's family decided it was time

[@master-kq3nw]

@@blakedmc1989HD yeah but he play in mineapollis not los angeles same franchise different town

[@blakedmc1989HD]

@@master-kq3nw i am aware but still it doesn't change tha fact tha Lakers Organization begged and begged to retire his jersey long before tha Crypt days and they finally got their wish

[@nomnom9992]

They should haveout his name

[@romanramirez7847]

In Mikan’s playing days, players didn’t have their names on the back of their jerseys. They’re keeping it accurate to how it was back then.

[@JOJOAMIGO09]

John kundla should retire coach jersey ang pat riley

[@GRIMSREVENGE253]

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[@GRIMSREVENGE253]

@@lukesu4736 🤔🤔🤔🤔 - that's the fix if they can figure it out.

[@RED_WIRE]

Too late though.

[@blakedmc1989HD]

well Lakers organization for years wanted his jersey retired but George said no but i think they somehow convinced his family enough to approve tha retirement Jersey

[@jollyjoe9281]

Former Laker owner Jack Kent Cooke had enough sense to not hang banners from Minnesota... Sleazy Jerry Buss thought it was OK to rip off banners from another state, city and ownership group and call them his own... What a scumbag.

[@jarionchaffin3998]

He sucked how you shoot 40% as a big

[@JC-2K]

He'd smash you bud lmao

[@iiTzLurks]

And you would score 0%

[@seanking6184]

They didn’t have a 3 point line and the rules of the day drastically changes how you would dribble and set up plays I suggest you watch and study properly before you chat bollocks online 🤣

[@Griemmy]

When no blacks yet

[@AfonsoHenriques1139]

Never forget that the city of Boston is the only with 17. Los angeles has 12 and their former city has 5. Your city is never gonna catch up the only things you have more than us is homeless people.

[@master-kq3nw]

Look lakers have 17 title like boston they count that 5 from minnesota they change city 1960 franchise is same lol

[@AfonsoHenriques1139]

@@master-kq3nw you need to read better.

[@AfonsoHenriques1139]

@Sravan Motamarri were they the buffalo celtics? What an idiot. The city of boston is the only One with 17 and the rest are bedtime storys.

[@AfonsoHenriques1139]

@Sravan Motamarri i've been in more parades in my lifetime than you have birthdays little boy, respect the most decorated city in america. BOSTON THE ONLY CITY WITH 17 NBA WORLD TITLES. LA ONLY WINS IN NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE!

[@AfonsoHenriques1139]

@Sravan Motamarri meet celebs ahahahaha yeah man you win 😂😂😂 goofy La la land and the homeless 😂😂