That game proved one thing to the nba braintrust, that they cant let one man dominate a game inside the way wilt chamberlain had been doing. His record of 100 points in a game is a record that will be hard to break. In a game against the new york knicks in hershey, pa. He was the only nba player to score 4,000 points in a season. The nba needed to make it fair for the other players who didnt have the athletic skills and size. See more ideas about wilt chamberlain, chamberlain, basketball legends. Jun 5, 2017 with 62 records 59 of which he holds by himself, wilt chamberlain is to the nba record book what jesus is to the new testament. The magnificent performance helped earn him the philadelphia inquirers mvp award. Sep 30, 2019 in his 1991 book a view from above, wilt chamberlain claimed hed slept with 20,000 women over the course of his career. Wilt chamberlains 10 most unbreakable records by chad shanks. Many other nba records can be engraved in springfield at the basketball hall of fame. Wilt chamberlain continues to loom large in sixers history. In his 14year nba career, wilt chamberlain routinely put up videogamelike. He previously surpassed him on the alltime points list in november 2018.
Being able to eclipse chamberlain would be a major milestone in what already has been a decorated career for the twotime nba mvp, and curry believes it is. Of all his impressive statistics, the 20,000 women number seems the most farfetched and least verifiable, and the book kicked off. At 7 1, wilt chamberlain may have been the most dominating and amazing basketball player of all time. List of career achievements by wilt chamberlain wikipedia. Did wilt chamberlain really sleep with 20,000 women.
With that basket, wilt chamberlain brought his point total to 100, etching his name. Wilt chamberlain the inspiring story of one of basketballs greatest. Mar 30, 2021 the ultimate wilt chamberlain highlights take a look back at one of the most dominant big men in nba history, wilt chamberlain. The number itself is beyond belief on a basketball court today. If it werent for eyewitness testimony and a surfeit of concrete documentary evidence, one could make a compelling argument that wilt chamberlain didnt actually exist. Steph curry approaches wilt chamberlain s warriors scoring record is surreal desk sports team 20210405 20210405.
Even though he was in the record book yet again, the target was still 100. The serbian finished with 37 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists to get the 50th tripledouble of his career. As fans at the hershey sports arena, pennsylvania, witnessed in shock, chamberlain singlehandedly dismantled an already struggling new york knicks. While wearing this overbook high school jersey and shorts on march 6, 1954, wilt chamberlain scored 32 points, leading the overbrook rams to a philadelphia high school title.
Wilton norman chamberlain was born on august 21, 1936, to. The record books are indeed heavy with chamberlain s accomplishments. Lebron james embarrassed himself on the same night he. Steph curry nearing wilt chamberlains warriors scoring. Five unbelievable wilt chamberlain records that will. They might have been enemies but both men are very opinionated and write extremelyreadable, fun books. Why no one will ever top wilt chamberlains final 40. No center has displayed this sort of passing proficiency in decades. Steph curry now is just 129 points away from surpassing wilt chamberlain as the warriors alltime. Wilt chamberlains 10 most unbreakable records by chad. Bucks giannis antetokounmpo ties wilt chamberlain record in. A couples therapist explains wilt chamberlains most impressive.
Remember, it s still 97 records for a man who hasn t played in 37 years. Lebron james embarrassed himself on the same night he passed. He doesnt only barely break the records, too, as hes ranked nos. He holds the nba record for most points in a game 100, most points per game in a season 50.
Nikola jokic joins wilt chamberlain in nba history books. Wilt chamberlain is perhaps the most dangerous shotmaker in nba history. Larger than life, robert cherry quotes chamberlain s friend rod roddewig as saying that he counted 23 women coming and going during a tenday stay at chamberlain s honolulu penthouse. The record books are indeed heavy with chamberlains accomplishments. A glimpse of wilt chamberlains incredible strength 1969. Wilt chamberlain jerseys from his nba career rank among basketballs most coveted, though more common. On the night of march 2, 1962, in hershey, pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, wilt chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the big dipper, scored 100 points in a game against the new york knickerbockers. Wilt, 1962 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Where does wilt chamberlain fit into the goat debate.
The inside story of wilt chamberlains volleyball career. Season of the 76ers, the story of wilt chamberlain and the 1967 nba champion philadelphia 76ers, chronicles the unprecedented, record setting championship journey of the team that finally stopped the celtics and became the new kings of the nba. The book painted a picture of the nba that few had seen before, as it was one of the first accounts told specifically by a player from the league. The fourtime champion passed the legendary wilt chamberlain in the nba record book on thursday against the denver nuggets, an incredible feat since chamberlain is one of the best players in nba history. See more ideas about wilt chamberlain, chamberlain, wilt. Apr 07, 2020 in 1955, wilt scored 100 points in a game at hershey, pennsylvania. Steph discusses nearing wilt s warriors scoring record originally appeared on nbc sports bayarea. Aug 18, 2020 with 72 records 68 of which he holds by himself, chamberlain literally dominates the nba record book. In 1973, chamberlain and biographer david shaw wrote wilt. Wilt chamberlain biography childhood, children, story, history. The mere mention of the big dippers name evokes images of hoops dominance and romantic impossibilities. For instance, according to basketballreferences records, chamberlain and russell combined for 22 of the 24 40rebound games in nba. Chamberlain holds numerous nba regular season records in scoring, rebounding.
Wilt chamberlain damian lillard giannis antetokounmpo had 47 points and 12 rebounds, and the milwaukee bucks snapped the portland trail blazers fourgame winning streak with a 127109 victory. They relate to a player, a team, a game or the king of the nba record book, wilt chamberlain. Wilt chamberlain was one of basketballs most formidable players who at 71. In addition to chamberlain s regularseason accomplishments, he scored 42 points in the 1962 nba allstar game, a record that stood until broken by anthony davis. Take a trip through the tomes of nba statistics, and find that wilt chamberlains name is omnipresent. In his legendary career, chamberlain scored 31,419 points, including the unbelievable time he. Also known as wilt the stilt and the big dipper, chamberlain was one of the greatest scorers in nba history on and off the court, apparently. The nba record for points in a game is 100 held by the great, wilt chamberlai. These are the nba records that will never be broken. The book is published by abrams press 2021 and is available for preorder now. Which current nba player is most likely to challenge wilt. Nuggets star nikola jokic rewrites record books, matches. Wilt, 1962 is not only a lively sports story about the record setting performance of a. Why wilt chamberlain was the greatest athlete of all time.
Jun 18, 2020 the record books are heavy with chamberlain s accomplishments. Its ironic than wilt chamberlain was a longtime rival of boston celtics coach red auerbach. Wilt chamberlain shows a few glimpses of his unbelievable strength in the 1969 nba allstar game by tossing 235lb gus johnson out of a play with one hand, fo. Wilt chamberlain, the towering center who dominated professional basketball in the 1960s and early 70s and once scored 100 points in a game, was found dead tuesday in his belair home. Wilt chamberlain was the first nba player to score more than 30,000 cumulative points over his career, and the first and only player to score 100 points in a single game. Reds let me tell you a story and this book by wilt are both told as if the men who sitting opposite you in your living room just shooting the bull. Sixers legend chamberlain named pennsylvanias bestever.
He is the only player to score 100 points in a single nba game as. Such allaround prowess is rare to find in big men, and the only other center to also record 50 tripledoubles was wilt chamberlain. Chamberlain has written his second book in over 18 years the first was wilt. His individual statistical achievements look like typos. Five unbelievable wilt chamberlain records that will probably. Former nba player, wilt chamberlain admits he slept with over. Just like any other 7foot black millionaire who lives next door, a controversial autobiography that served as his first venture into writing. That assist number is the highest of the new season so far, and might just stand for the entire season.
The fourtime champion passed the legendary wilt chamberlain in the nba record book on thursday against the denver nuggets, an incredible feat since chamberlain is one of the best players in nba history however, lebron also embarrassed himself on the same night he passed chamberlain. Or, better yet, like an imaginative prankster snuck into the nbas offices and sprinkled this fictional character throughout the leagues record books. A couples therapist explains wilt chamberlains most. Dec 29, 2020 he had a monster tripledouble with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and a careerhigh 18 assists. After a 37point effort in the warriors 117111 loss warriors news. When larry bird was once asked to define the greatest nba player of all time, his answer was both simple and pure. Mar 07, 2019 wilt s rebounding anomalies extend beyond just that record. Why no one will ever top wilt chamberlains final 40rebound. Feb 05, 2021 this isnt the first time james has moved past chamberlain in the record books.
Steph curry approaches wilt chamberlains warriors scoring. Wilt chamberlain gameworn, autographed overbrook high. Pomerantz, who used chamberlain as a metaphor for the uprising of black america. Thirty seven years after he retired at the age of 37, chamberlain. When his career ended in 1973, the big dipper held 128 league records. He set nba singlegame records for most points 100, most consecutive. Wilt chamberlain gameworn, autographed overbrook high school. The man who once scored 100 points in a single game and claimed to have. Five unbelievable wilt chamberlain records that will probably never. His extraordinary feats in the 1962 season were later subject of the 2005 book wilt, 1962 by gary m. Bill russell, wilt chamberlain, and the golden age of basketball.
What inspired you to write about wilt chamberlains 100point game. Associated press wilt chamberlain of the philadelphia warriors holds a sign to. Jun 12, 2005 wilt, 1962 the night of 100 points and the dawn of a new era. Bucks giannis antetokounmpo ties wilt chamberlain record. Oct, 1999 wilt chamberlain, whose size, strength and intimidation made him probably the most dominant player in basketball history, and whose 100point game stands as one of the towering records in sport. On march 2, 1962, chamberlain set a record that may stand forever. It tells the story of the legendary chamberlain s personal triumph over boston and their leader, bill. Wilt the stilt holds the top four singleseason scoring averages in nba history, and no player has even come close to his record setting 1961 62 season. Wilt the stilt, the big dipper, dippy, dip, the load, big musty, the record book. Jul 23, 2020 but to influence two fundamentally different sports in the way that wilt chamberlain did is a masterstroke perhaps that is unrivaled among modern athletes. Feb 06, 2018 at 7 1, wilt chamberlain may have been the most dominating and amazing basketball player of all time. Wilton norman chamberlain was an american professional basketball player who played as a. Mar 03, 2021 nikola jokic entered history books as he notched another mammoth tripledouble.
Among his records are several that are considered unbreakable, such as averaging 22. In his 1991 book a view from above, wilt chamberlain claimed hed slept with 20,000 women over the course of his career. The night of 100 points and the dawn of a new era, which provides a great deal of insight into the night when chamberlain. Nikola jokic joins wilt chamberlain in nba history books with.
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