The other day following the Super bowl, I was researching NFL and NBA championship history. Baseball, MLB is not quite so muddled, fortunately. While researching NBA history and reviewing Lakers team history I ran across Lakers Retired uniform numbers again. This was not the first time. And, again a bit of sadness and dismay filled my heart; George Mikan’s uniform (jersey) number had not been retired by the Lakers Franchise. For us sports enthusiasts and basketball purists this is a must.
When comparing the Lakers Franchise championships to the Boston Celtics Franchises, five of those championships were won by the team, while still in Minneapolis, MN, are included. Those teams were captained and/or led by none other than the man himself, Mr. George Mikan. He was the first and original dominant big man and player in the game. Dismiss the proper recognition of the contributions of the great players, then you must also omit or dismiss the fruits of their contributions.
George Mikan played on five NBA, one BAA, and one NBL championship teams for the Minneapolis Lakers. Only Hall-of-Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, and Ervin Magic Johnson; and current Lakers player Kobe Bryant won or played for as many NBA titles as he, none as many overall titles.
He should have been the first, as we have it, he might be last. Mr. Jerry Buss if you are reading this please give the man his due and retire his number, it is long past overdue.

Author
Elliott O. Nicholson

Okay, I'm going to do try these three:
-Grace, #31, Celtics, 1986
-Ann, #3, Colonels, 1968
-Iuzzolino, #53, Mavericks, 1992

If the price of sponsoring their page is any indication, wearing Donaldson's jersey is three times more ironic than wearing a Detlef Schrempf Sonics jersey.