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30 NBA players who also had kids play in the league

By Larry Hammonds

CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Allie LaForce interviews Seth Curry and Stephen CUrry during the 2019 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Allie LaForce interviews Seth Curry and Stephen CUrry during the 2019 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) /
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George Mikan
George Mikan’s name on display at Staples Center – Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

NBA players who also had kids play in the league: George Mikan/Larry Mikan

George Mikan was one of the most dominant forces in basketball history and is the reason for multiple changes to the game and rule changes that still stand today. The advent of the shot clock came in part because teams would hold the ball and pass incessantly to limit his impact, and his dominance around the rim led to the addition of the goaltending rule and the widening of the paint area.

Mikan won seven championships, made four All-Star appearances (won All-Star MVP in 1953), won four scoring titles, and was named All-League eight times across nine seasons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), National Basketball League (NBL), and NBA. He retired with a then-record of 10,156 points scored in the NBA, and he’s the first person in NBA history to score 10,000 points. His record since then, of course, has ultimately been shattered several times over. The Hall of Fame center was also a co-founder of the American Basketball Association (ABA).

His son, Larry Mikan, was drafted in the fourth round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He would play one season for the Cleveland Cavaliers averaging 3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 10.1 minutes per game, before abruptly retiring.