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A TEW YORK CITY is decorated in greens and reds for the upcoming J. V holiday season. It's business as usual, as the country's largest cityprepares for its annual festivities. The Rockettes are high-kicking befare sold-out audiences at Radio City Music Hall, holiday movies areplaying in theaters all over Manhattan, and Christmas trees are being sold on sidewalk lots. Storefront windows are decked out in seasonal décor. At Madison Square Carden, a different kind of decorating is taking place on the marquee overhanging the sidewalk outside the main entrance | Anybody who doesn t know who George Nikon is is not a basketball fan. Kevin Garnett MICHAEL SCHUMACHER GEORGE MIKAN the Minneapolis Lakers and the Birth of the NBA Mr. Basketball This page intentionally left .