Wilt Chamberlain recorded the NBA record 23 blocks in a nationally televised Christmas Day game against the Phoenix Suns.
• 15 PTS
• 15 REB
• 6 AST
• 23 BLK (15 in 2nd half)
“The kind of shot-blocking and defense that would make even Bill Russell cringe.”
(Dec. 26, 1968)
Al Attles on talking Wilt Chamberlain out of returning to the NBA:
“My feeling was, if he were to have come back, the mystique would have been lessened. I told him that.”
(Mar. 18, 1991)
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His vertical from a standing position off two feet is like nothing you’ve ever seen. He could wait until a shooter was about to release his shot before elevating. It’s why he put up block numbers that are out of this world. He is Once In A Lifetime. Wilt
Wilt Chamberlain records a near quadruple-double with 11 blocks in a win over the Detroit Pistons.
• 34 PTS | 14-14 FG
• 27 REB
• 7 AST
• 11 BLK
(Mar. 12, 1969)
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Who compared the two? I got to know Wilt when he was in his mid 40’s. He played with us at UCLA all the time in the summer. Saw him dominate big men 20+ yrs younger, when he felt so inspired. Would hold court afterward, entrancing us with his legendary exploits, while laying on the grass in front of the gym…what a time!
Even in his mid 30’s Wilt’s standing vertical off two feet was insane. During Kareem’s @kaj33 20-year career no other center came close to blocking the skyhook as often as The Big Dipper did. That’s just a basketball truth.
HOF and former teammate Billy Cunningham talking about what Wilt meant to the league on the night the Sixers retired The Big Dipper’s jersey 23 years ago today