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On July 9, 1968, the Lakers traded for Wilt Chamberlain, the reigning MVP of the league, adding him to a lineup that already included Elgin Baylor and Jerry West.
And so Chamberlain and Russell, the two most important and recognizable players in the entire league, traveled on April 9, 1968 to Georgia to pay tribute in person to the most prominent figure in ...
Irv Kosloff, the other co-owner, said he knew nothing of the vow, and couldn’t honor it, prompting Chamberlain to eventually demand the trade that resulted in his joining the Lakers in 1968.) In ...
Nikola Jokic put on a Wilt Chamberlain-like performance against the Sacramento Kings, racking up 35 points on 12-of-19 shooting, 22 rebounds, and 17 assists to secure his fifth consecutive triple ...
Wilt Chamberlain, arguably the greatest offensive player in NBA history, was traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Lakers on this date in 1968 after the 76ers were unable to sign him to a new ...
The photo of Wilt Chamberlain after his 100-point game is an artifact that has become a piece of Americana worthy of careful study for what it tells us about Wilt and the only single-triple in NBA ...
On Sunday, a jersey worn by NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain sold for whopping $393,354. The Hall-of-Famer wore the jersey at least three times in the 1968-69 NBA season, ...
Traded to the Lakers in 1968, Chamberlain led them to consecutive NBA Finals, only to lose them both excruciatingly. In 1969 the Lakers played the Celtics again and had Game 7 at home.
It was game 7 against the Boston Celtics in the 1968 playoffs. ... A Wilt Chamberlain jersey from Game 7 of the Philadelphia 76ers-Boston Celtics series is about to hit the auction block.