75 Stories | Wilt Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain, an unstoppable player in the paint, won 4 MVP awards, was named to 13 All-Star teams and won the NBA title twice during his Hall of Fame career. Playlist 07:26 75
As a lifelong bachelor and infamous ladies man, Chamberlain became well known for a particular off-court statistic. In his 1991 autobiography, A View From Above, Chamberlain made the startling claim that he had had sexual relations with 20,000 women. Chamberlain’s claim drew both criticism and...
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Wilt Chamberlain is often considered to be in the pantheon of legendary NBA players, and in 1969 he paid a visit to a place of legend. The 7’1” center had become the highest paid player in the NBA when he finished college and joined the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959. ...
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Fast forward to 1965, a year that presented both challenges and achievements for NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell. At that time, Russell was earning a modest $45,000 annually, while Chamberlain's salary sat at $65,000. However, the climate began to shift when Oscar Robertson and...