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Wilt Chamberlain

This category is directed to the life, career and death of Wilt Chamberlain, an American professional NBA basketball player who played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and LA Lakers. He is the only player in NBA history to average more than 40 and 50 points in a season. His career highs, personal life, and memorabilia are contained here.

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What is Wilt Chamberlain famous for?

Wilt Chambelin is famous for being ungaurable in the paint. Also he put up a lot of 50 point games. Lastly, he is most famous for scoring 100 points in a game (nba record.

Is Wilt Chamberlain the guy that won 4 gold and 2 silver medals in the Olympics?

No

But you might be refering to these olympians:

Carl Lewis

Michael Johnson

Or perhaps someone else?

Did Wilt Chamberlain play with kareem Abdul jabber?

No, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar never played together on the same NBA team. Chamberlain retired in 1973, while Abdul-Jabbar entered the league in 1969. They did compete against each other during their careers, with Chamberlain playing for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Lakers, and Abdul-Jabbar playing for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.

Why was Wilt Chamberlain traded to the lakers?

Chamberlain forced the trade himself for several reasons.

Coach Hannum left the Sixers to be closer to his family. Chamberlain wanted a more modern lifestyle. Being around celebrities, sunny weather, dating white women. All of that was possible in LA.

Wilt chamberlain career win loss ratio?

Wilt Chamberlain played for 4 different teams throughout his career. The total amount of wins for all teams put together is 674 out of 1,045 games that he played in. This means that for the games Wilt played in, his team won just about 2 out of every 3.

Did Wilt Chamberlain Nate Thurmond and Wayne Hightower ever play on the same team?

Yes. Chamberlain, Hightower, and Thurmond were all members of the 1963-1964 San Francisco Warriors. All three were with the Warriors at the start of the 1964-1965 season, however, both Hightower and Chamberlain were traded during that season, Hightower to the Baltimore Bullets and Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers.