Bill Walton once recalled a tense conversation between Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. In 1996, at the NBA's 50th Anniversary Team meeting, Michael and Wilt sat in the corner of a room and argued about which one of them was the greatest of all time.
The close proximity between his playoff triple-doubles has put Doncic in elite company.
The list of players in major professional sports to achieve the feat is short.
Walt Frazier's bold assertion that Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest basketball player of all time over Michael Jordan has sparked intense debate among fans and players alike.
It was a heartbreaking tale for the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Despite trimming a large halftime deficit, the team wasn’t able to overcome the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 4 of their playoff series.
Anthony Davis finished with 25 points, 23 rebounds and six assists in the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 4 victory over the Denver Nuggets. In doing so, Davis joined Shaquille O’Neal and Wilt Chamberlain as the only Lakers to finish with at least 25 points, 20 rebounds and five assists in a playoff game.
The Indiana Pacers made good of their word to be much better in Game 2, as they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday to even the series to one game apiece, giving them all the momentum when they head back home for Games 3 and 4.
The NBA playoffs won’t begin for another week and the Los Angeles Lakers won’t be anywhere near it, but on April 9, 1970, dominant performances from Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor helped them get to the Western Conference Finals when they knocked off the Phoenix Suns in Game 7 of the semifinals.
There are many records in NBA history that have long been considered untouchable. For the longest time, one of those records was Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scoring the most points in NBA history.
Luka Doncic has been so dominant on the court this season, especially when it comes to getting triple-doubles. But after a recent game against the Golden State Warriors, the Dallas Mavericks All-Star guard is nearing a Wilt Chamberlain record, thanks to a James Harden-like performance recently.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is the first player since NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain to score 50-plus points in three straight games against the same
Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are in the middle of their most difficult stretch of the season. Coming off a 25-point demolition at the hands of the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-less Oklahoma City Thunder, the Suns figured out the hard way that there was no rest for the weary, as they took on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.
He put up an 11-point, 13-rebound performance in Sacramento's 108-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. It was the 54th game in a row that he achieved double-digit totals in two statistical categories
Rebounding is essential to winning games and championships. Throughout NBA history, some of the greatest rebounders ever have occupied the center and even
Daniel Gafford was a lucky bounce off the rim away from continuing his streak. Alas, it wasn't to be.
Nobody expected Daniel Gafford to become a prominent figure in the Dallas Mavericks’ rotation when the front office acquired him from the Washington Wizards before the trade deadline.
When it comes to putting up numbers unlike anyone else in the history of basketball, no one did that more than former Los Angeles Lakers center Wilt Chamberlain.
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic dropped 73 points on the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night and then paid homage to Wilt Chamberlain's famous "100" photo.
Wilt Chamberlain will forever be remembered for his NBA record 100 points in a single game, but there many other nights in which the big man was essentially unstoppable.
If you have an extra $4 million laying around, the perfect Christmas gift for the Los Angeles Lakers fan in your life could be yours. Renowned British
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the greatest players in NBA history. This is evident by his inclusion on the NBA’s Top 75 All-Time Players to commemorate the league’s 75th anniversary.
The big man is all but glowing, basking in the spotlight of being asked to reflect on his legendary playing career and to offer some opinions on the state of the modern game.
In an interview long after his retirement, Wilt Chamberlain opened up on why he never had any children. Wilt Chamberlain had everything in more ways than one for those looking at his life from the outside.
Wilt Chamberlain will forever be remembered for his NBA record 100 points in a single game, but there many other nights in which the big man was essentially unstoppable.
At long last, the Big Dipper is posthumously dipping into the league's recent year-end awards naming fest! The NBA announced in a press statement earlier today that it would be renaming oodles of end-of-season trophies after some of the league's all-time greats.
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