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Chamberlain did not like Sixers' coach Dolph Schayes, who he thought had made several disrespectful remarks when they were rival players. [91] The Warriors received $150,000 [r] and Paul Neumann, Connie Dierking, and Lee Shaffer—who opted to retire rather than report to the Warriors.
Chamberlain holds 72 NBA records, 68 by himself. [8] Among his records are several that are considered unbreakable, such as averaging 22.9 rebounds for a career or 50.4 points per game in a season, scoring 100 points or 55 rebounds in a single game, scoring 65 or more points 15 times, 50 or more points 118 times.
Shaquille O'Neal had his no. 34 retired by the Lakers, and his no. 32 by both the Heat and the Magic. O'Neal is one of three players to have his jersey retired by three different teams, alongside Wilt Chamberlain and Pete Maravich. Dennis Rodman had his no. 10 retired by the Pistons, and his no. 91 appears in the Bulls' Ring of Honor.
Wilt Chamberlain (20) Goodrich, West (5) The Forum 17,505 1–1 3 May 6 @ New York: L 83–87: Jim McMillian (22) Wilt Chamberlain (13) Wilt Chamberlain (5) Madison Square Garden 19,694 1–2 4 May 8 @ New York: L 98–103: Goodrich, West (23) Wilt Chamberlain (19) Bill Bridges (7) Madison Square Garden 19,694 1–3 5 May 10 New York: L 93 ...
To anyone whose first thought hearing Wilt Chamberlain’s name is the number of women he claimed to have slept with, rest assured, “Goliath” has you covered. But the three-part Showtime ...
He retired in 2023 to focus on his health before his death in March at 72 years old. ... He helped lead the 76ers to a championship in 1967 while playing alongside Wilt Chamberlain. Walker later ...
The estate previously sold for $6,555,000 in 2008.
He did not want to feed the criticism that he was more interested in personal stardom than winning. [96] Although Chamberlain won two NBA championships and was the NBA's all-time leading scorer and rebounder when he retired, he was mostly remembered as the man who had single-handedly scored 100 points in a game. [86]