Who caused the NBA to widen the lanes in 1951?

Which NBA player is primarily responsible for the NBA to widen the lanes from 6 feet wide to 12 feet wide in 1951?

Who caused the NBA to widen the lanes in 1951?fan gear

Geroge "Mr. Basketball" Mikan. Mikan became so dominant that the NBA had to change its rules of play in order to reduce his influence such as widening the lane from six to twelve feet ("The Mikan Rule"). He also played a role in the introduction of the shot clock, and in the NCAA his dominating play around the basket led to the outlawing of defensive goaltending. Mikan set the stage for the Modern Age of the NBA dominated by tall, powerful players.

Who caused the NBA to widen the lanes in 1951?nba draft ,nba teams

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I'm quite sure it was Wilt Chamberlain, although I don't think he played his first year in the NBA until 1959 so you might be a bit off on 1951 being the year that happened.

I looked Chamberlain up on Wikipedia to make sure I had my facts straight before posting a response. This is from the Wikipedia article:

"The two-time NBA champion and 1972 NBA Finals MVP is holder of numerous official NBA all-time records, establishing himself as a scoring champion, all-time top rebounder and setting yardsticks in field goal accuracy. He was also responsible for several rule changes, such as widening the lane, regarding inbounding the ball and shooting free throws."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilt_Chambe...

Edit: I may be mistaken about the 1951 change and could be referring to a 2nd increase in lane width that widened it beyond 12 feet, so the earlier poster may be correct.
it came from really bad players