There it stood until less than two minutes remained to be played. Fred Lewis hit from way out to clinch the game, and Klier completed the scoring for the night on a foul by Bob Tough.
Tag Archives: George Mikan
Balls of Confusion: Signing Lew Alcindor, 1969
Brown handed him the certified check from Chemical Bank. Alcindor fingered the paper, eyed his name printed as clearas day across the middle, and handed it back. “Mr. Brown said to me, ‘We’ll give you a million dollars,’” recalled Alcindor, but without mentioning a timeframe.
Balls of Confusion: The First ABA Game, 1967
To the best of my knowledge, both sides of the NBA-ABA War have never been woven together and retold in one book. Neither would it ever get done in fine detail, unless I went back into my cabinet and started relistening to the tapes, researching their claims, and writing another book.
Alex Groza: How I Play George Mikan, 1950
Playing Mikan is hard work, and it’s not always rewarding, but there’s one thing you can say for sure. It’s always interesting.
Minneapolis Lakers Repeat in College All-Star Game, 1949
If the Lakers aren’t the best team in all professional basketball history, they’ll do until somebody revives the Original Celtics, the pre-war Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, or gives the Harlem Globetrotters enough experienced height to cope with the Ben Berger-Max Winter wizards.
Maurice Podoloff: The NBA Needs You, 1953
Big league basketball—as we are now going to some lengths to point out—is a lot more than just putting the ball through the hoop.
Can Connie Hawkins Find Happiness in the ABA? 1969
Can Connie Hawkins be satisfied starring in the second-best league? Can Connie Hawkins find happiness in the ABA? Asked these questions, Connie can say he’s satisfied. But is he sincere?
Second Chance for Clyde Lovellette, 1958
What happens when you replace someone like George Mikan?
Eddie Gottlieb: Going Back Over The Mogul, 1940s
The Mogul has been associated with pro basketball for almost 60 years, but ask him his age and the most he will admit to is “at least” 49.
Bill Russell: First Wind, 1957
From that day on, William Felton Russell made everyone an imitator.
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