Mr. Basketball: George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Birth of the NBA

GEORGE MIKAN WAS THE DOMINATING BIG MAN OF HIS TIME. HE HELPED REWRITE MANY OF TODAY'S RULES BY HIS SIZE AND ABILITY TO DOMINATE MOST PLAYERS OF HIS TIME. I AGREE WITH THE OTHER REVIEWERS THAT MUCH OF GEORGE'S LIFE OFF THE COURT IS NOT DISCUSSED TOO MUCH. I ALSO AGREE THAT WE REALLY DON'T GET TO KNOW HIM VERY WELL. MOST OF THE BOOK IS MOSTLY STATS AND YEAR TO YEAR COVERAGE OF HIS CAREER AND OF THE LAKERS. STILL I DID NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT GEORGE BUT I THINK THE AUTHOR DID A NICE JOB DESCRIBING HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED THEN AND I LEARNED ALOT ABOUT HOW THE NBA WAS FORMED AND ABOUT IT'S EARLY YEARS. IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT GEORGE'S CAREER AND LIKE BASKETBALL THEN I RECOMMEND IT. NOTHIN GREAT BUT BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.