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"What I think about him is what I used to think about Wilt," Russell told USA Today in 2013, while talking about LeBron. "And ...
Bucks coach Larry Costello admitted it was safer to pull up for jump shots than challenge Wilt Chamberlain’s defense.
It's not everyday that an NBA player can say they passed Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson for an NBA record. Giannis Antetokounmpo can say that now. The Milwaukee Bucks star officially ended ...
It made sense for his first toy because “basketball is our family.” Olin Chamberlain Sr. is the nephew of 76ers legend Wilt Chamberlain, also known as “Uncle Dippy.” He and his wife were high school ...
Dwight Howard wanted Wilt Chamberlain to walk him out to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. If the latter was still alive, of course. Howard appeared as a special guest on an episode of The Dan ...
It was Doncic’s first time returning to Dallas, who drafted him with the No. 3 pick in the 2018 NBA draft, since February’s shock trade that sent him to LA in exchange for a package centered ...
In an eighth grade U.S. history class last fall, Janai Meschery read a poem by her father titled “The Legend,” which mentioned an NBA milestone from March 2, 1962, when Wilt Chamberlain scored ...
With the 45-point performance, Doncic joined very elite company. He and Wilt Chamberlain are the only players in NBA history to score 45 points both for and against the same team in the same season.
No one is ever playing 2,632 games in a row like Cal Ripken Jr., racking up 2,857 career points like Wayne Gretzky, playing 50.4 minutes per game like Wilt Chamberlain's 1961-62 season or striking ...
Highlights included a historic 35-point, 20-assist, 17-rebound game against Philadelphia and back-to-back 35-point/15-rebound triple-doubles, duplicating a feat last achieved by Wilt Chamberlain ...
Once again, Jokic has overtaken a record from Wilt Chamberlain, who was known for his video game-like numbers and dominance. With the triple-double through three quarters, Jokic posted his 32nd of ...
He would one day be Richard Pryor’s tour manager, work Joe Frazier’s corner for the Fight of the Century, and sit in the passenger seat of Wilt Chamberlain’s purple Cadillac convertible.