Question: What was the nickname of an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears, who's point record was broken by the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in one season?
Sentence (from "George Mikan"): George Lawrence Mikan, Jr. (June 18, 1924 – June 1, 2005), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Relevant evidence: Yes