"I played six years against Wilt Chamberlain, and he was a guy that ... had shortcomings at the charity stripe. "Shaq had a jump hook, whereas Wilt didn't have a jump hook. Free-throw shooting ...
“When we lined up for the jump ball, Wilt patted me on the head,” Benner ... Benner was sad to hear the news Tuesday that Chamberlain had died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 63 ...
Wilt Chamberlain, one of the greatest big men in ... 90% of his shots were jump shots, and some were hook shots. As Wilt put ...
“When Wilt and I grew up together ... he also was a three-time Big Eight Conference champion in the high jump. The Globetrotters gave Chamberlain a chance to become even more of a versatile ...
Chamberlain averaged 48.5 minutes per game ... Remember, they changed the rules because of Wilt. No jumping from the foul line to make a free throw. They widened the lane and added the three ...
"Only two players changed basketball: Wilt Chamberlain and Steph Curry." Danny Parkins was quick to jump in and agree with Carton. "Steph basically was like 'Hey, remember three is worth more ...
Complex’s Alex Caparell on Chamberlain: “Who else is going to average 50.4 PPG for a season like Wilt did in the 1961-62 season? Anybody else going to averaged 22.9 RPG during their career ...
"My theory is that there are four really important numbers in Wilt Chamberlain's life. In ascending order: 0 for the number of times he fouled out, 50 for the number of points he averaged for one ...
While Robertson, who played in 17 fewer games than Chamberlain, actually averaged more assists per game than Wilt, 9.7 to 8.6, the 76ers center won the crown because until 1969-70 the winner was ...
winning the figure skating event. 1968 — Wilt Chamberlain becomes first player to score 25,000 points in the NBA. 1980 — Eric Heiden wins his fifth gold medal and shatters the world record by ...