Chamberlain played for three teams in his career. Starting out with theWarriors, playing there for 3 seasons before the franchise relocated to San Francisco where he only played one season. during the 1964 season Chamberlain was traded by the Warriors to the 76ers who had just started playing ...
Chamberlain starred in the NBA from 1959 through 1973, when he played for the Philadelphia (later the San Francisco) Warriors, 76ers and Lakers. The 31,419 points Chamberlain scored during his career stood as a record untilKareem Abdul-Jabbarbroke it in 1984. Chamberlain, who never fouled out...
Wilt Chamberlain would be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. His number was retired by every single franchise he played for (Warriors, 76ers, Lakers, and Globetrotters) Wilt has also been named to the NBA's 35th, 50th, and 75th-anniversary teams. Sports Team History takes...
Chamberlain also dominated on the defensive end, pulling down 32 rebounds and holding opposing center Darrall Imhoff to 5 of 17 shooting. Mel Counts did go 13 of 19, but he played a lot of power forward in that game. Chamberlain's presence in the paint also lead to poor shooting performan...
Wilt Chamberlain played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. Click for more.
Whenever his team lost, it was his fault. Chamberlain's teams won NBA titles just twice in his 14 seasons. He was a road attraction, a player to boo. "Nobody roots for Goliath," Chamberlain said more than once. Chamberlain was born into a family of nine brothers and sisters on Aug....
Big numbers would always define his life, but for many the paltry two championships would define his career. This was unfair in light of the teams he played on and against. Particularly against the Celtics, he faced a superior team, even while he statistically dominated Russell. He tried to...
When James and Curry retire, the milestones they've established could well be headed for immortality. Here is a look at some other individual records across the NBA that will likely stand the test of time. Season •Wilt Chamberlain's entire 1961-62 season is essent...
There was that sweet side the hugeness screened. For example, for all his masculine swagger and the sexual stats, Chamberlain counted many women among his friends and personally financed women's track and volleyball teams. He was ...
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.