Wilt Chamberlain shooting over Bill Russell.

"(1954) Wilt Chamberlain was really in high school palming two basketballs with only two fingers.
Insane."

This Day In Lakers History: Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor & Jerry West Lead L.A. Past Suns, To Western Conference Finals Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor led the Los Angeles Lakers past the Suns into the Western Conference Finals.

On this day in #Lakers history, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and Jerry West led L.A. past the Suns and to the Western Conference Finals.
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April 10, 1972: ABC's "Monday Night Sports" tours the custom-built home of Los Angeles Lakers center Wilt Chamberlain:

Bill Sharman, Wilt Chamberlain, and Jerry West

In 1964, Wilt Chamberlain began the greatest pivot in NBA history. Moving away from the 100-point "scoring machine" label, he proved a giant could be the league's best passer, too. Big man, different game, same dominance. 🏀💫📈 #SportHistory

Wilt Chamberlain, George Mikan, and Julius Erving

Several Dozen Newly Discovered Unofficial Totals Added to Basketball Reference | Sports-Reference.com Several Dozen Newly Discovered Unofficial Totals Added to Basketball Reference

With some help, we've recently been able to track down and add some newly discovered unofficial stats to Basketball Reference.

Most notably, we've added that Wilt Chamberlain blocked 446 shots in 1972-73—the the second-most blocked shots in any season on record.

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Wilt Chamberlain getting his number retired in Philadelphia.

Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain at the start of their first playoff game against each other in 1960.

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Connie Hawkins and Wilt Chamberlain

40+ POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLE ON 75%+ FG NBA HISTORY STEPHON CASTLE: 40 PTS, 15/19 FG, 12 REB, 12 AST TONIGHT VS DALLAS WILT CHAMBERLAIN FEB 14, 1966 vs DETROIT WILT CHAMBERLAIN FEB 24, 1967 vs BALTIMORE WILT CHAMBERLAIN MARCH 18, 1968 vs LAKERS

Stephon Castle joins Wilt Chamberlain (3X) as the only two players with 40+ point triple doubles on 75%+ shooting in NBA history

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This Day In Lakers History: Wilt Chamberlain Scores 60 Points Against Cincinnati Royals Legendary center Wilt Chamberlain erupted for 60 points in a win against the Cincinnati Royals on this day in Los Angeles Lakers history.

On this day in #Lakers history, Wilt Chamberlain dropped 60 in the Cincinnati Royals.
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Wilt Chamberlain Autographed 1974-75 Topps Basketball Card #250 PSA DNA 1 of 5 👉 Check ROI bit.ly/CardAdvisor 👈 #WiltChamberlain #BasketballCards #ToppsCards #Collectibles #SportsMemorabilia

Conan the Destroyer (1984) Directed by Richard Fleischer. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones and Wilt Chamberlain.

This day in 1960s history:
January 15, 1965: Wilt Chamberlain was traded by the San Francisco Warriors to the Philadelphia 76ers during All-Star Weekend — a landmark NBA move that reshaped the league's balance, rivalries, and Chamberlain's legacy. To see more, visit that60spodcast.com

Last night, Immanuel Quickley put up:

😤 40 PTS
😤 10 AST
😤 7-8 3PM
😤 11-13 FGM

He's the first player in NBA history to record 40+ PTS, 10+ AST, and 5+ 3PM while shooting over 80 FG% and the second player with 40 PTS, 10 AST and 80% in a game, joining Wilt Chamberlain (x3) 👏

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This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Passes Wilt Chamberlain As Youngest Player To Score 25,000 Points LeBron James passed Kobe Bryant as the youngest to 25K points, but the Los Angeles Lakers star besting Wilt Chamberlain is worth remembering.

On this day in #Lakers history, Kobe Bryant passed Wilt Chamberlain as the youngest player to 25,000 career points.
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Kevin Durant passed Wilt Chamberlain in scoring last night for No. 7 in NBA history. He's probably moving ahead of Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki before the season is over.

Also: Devin Booker moved ahead of Kevin McHale for No. 97 all-time.

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Wilt Chamberlain guarding Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

This Day In Lakers History: Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain Face Off In Second Epic Clash Just three weeks after an epic showdown, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain again squared off as the Warriors got revenge on the Lakers.

On this day in #Lakers history, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain faced off in a second epic clash.
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This Day In Lakers History: Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain Conclude Undefeated Month In Record Fashion On this day in Los Angeles Lakers history, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain guided a win over the Seattle Supersonics to end a perfect month.

On this day in #Lakers history, Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain concluded an undefeated month in record fashion.
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Wilt Chamberlain guarding Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has scored 20+ points in 100 consecutive games!!

Only the 2nd player to ever do so — joining Wilt Chamberlain

Potentially breaking a Wilt Chamberlain record is crazy, anytime it happens. It’s so rare haha. Wilt is such an anomaly in the record books.

Glad 2 is on my team.

Could you imagine being there or playing in that game how amazing and mind boggling that would have been? Credit to the original poster Trc1986 who posted this on r/OldSchoolCool on December 24th, 2025 at 1:01 AM UTC.

Wilt Chamberlain shows up to a pickup game in the early-mid 1980s.

Wilt Chamberlain blocking Nate Thurmond.

This Day In Lakers History: NBA Winning Streak Record Broken, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Becomes First Player To 32,000 Points On this day in Los Angeles Lakers history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reached 32,000 points, and Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain broke an all-time winning streak.

On this day in #Lakers history, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reached 32,000 points, and Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain broke an all-time winning streak.
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