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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Wilton Norman Chamberlain''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|eɪ|m|b|ər|l|ᵻ|n}} {{respelling|CHAYM|bər|lin}}; August{{spaces}}21, 1936 – October{{spaces}}12, 1999) was an American professional [[basketball]] player. Standing {{convert|7|ft|1|in}} tall, he played [[Center (basketball)|center]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrined in the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1978, and was elected to the NBA's [[NBA 35th Anniversary Team|35th]], [[50 Greatest Players in NBA History|50th]], and [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team|75th]] anniversary teams.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Wilton Norman Chamberlain''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|eɪ|m|b|ər|l|ᵻ|n}} {{respelling|CHAYM|bər|lin}}; August{{spaces}}21, 1936 – October{{spaces}}12, 1999) was an American professional [[basketball]] player. Standing {{convert|7|ft|1|in}} tall, he played [[Center (basketball)|center]] in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrined in the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1978, and was elected to the NBA's [[NBA 35th Anniversary Team|35th]], [[50 Greatest Players in NBA History|50th]], and [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team|75th]] anniversary teams<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Chamberlain is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>According to former teammate [[Billy Cunningham]], "The NBA Guide reads like Wilt's personal diary." Chamberlain holds [[List of career achievements by Wilt Chamberlain|72 NBA records]], including several [[NBA regular season records|regular season records]] in [[Point (basketball)|scoring]], [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounding]], and [[Minute (basketball)|durability]]; [[Block (basketball)|blocks]] were not counted during his career. He is best remembered as the only player to score [[Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game|100 points in a single game]]. He also once gathered 55 rebounds, and never [[Fouling out|fouled out]]. Chamberlain is the only player to average 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, a feat he accomplished seven times. He once averaged 50 points per game, as well as 48 minutes per game, in a season. Chamberlain ultimately won two [[NBA champions]]hips, four regular-season [[NBA Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) awards, the [[NBA Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]], one [[NBA Finals MVP|Finals MVP]], and one [[NBA All-Star Game MVP|All-Star Game MVP]]; he was selected to thirteen [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]s and ten [[All-NBA Team]]s (seven [[All-NBA First Team|First]] and three [[All-NBA Second Team|Second]] teams). He won seven scoring, eleven rebounding, nine durability, and nine [[field goal percentage]] titles; he is the only center to lead the league in total [[Assist (basketball)|assists]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>According to former teammate [[Billy Cunningham]], "The NBA Guide reads like Wilt's personal diary." Chamberlain holds [[List of career achievements by Wilt Chamberlain|72 NBA records]], including several [[NBA regular season records|regular season records]] in [[Point (basketball)|scoring]], [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounding]], and [[Minute (basketball)|durability]]; [[Block (basketball)|blocks]] were not counted during his career. He is best remembered as the only player to score [[Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game|100 points in a single game]]. He also once gathered 55 rebounds, and never [[Fouling out|fouled out]]. Chamberlain is the only player to average 30 points and 20 rebounds per game in a season, a feat he accomplished seven times. He once averaged 50 points per game, as well as 48 minutes per game, in a season. Chamberlain ultimately won two [[NBA champions]]hips, four regular-season [[NBA Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) awards, the [[NBA Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]], one [[NBA Finals MVP|Finals MVP]], and one [[NBA All-Star Game MVP|All-Star Game MVP]]; he was selected to thirteen [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]s and ten [[All-NBA Team]]s (seven [[All-NBA First Team|First]] and three [[All-NBA Second Team|Second]] teams). He won seven scoring, eleven rebounding, nine durability, and nine [[field goal percentage]] titles; he is the only center to lead the league in total [[Assist (basketball)|assists]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chamberlain is regarded as one of the most extraordinary and dominant basketball players in NBA history,<ref name="Hoophall 2007" /><ref name="ESPN 1999" /><ref name="NBA 2002" /> and has been called the greatest basketball player of all-time by many sources including Basketball Hall of Fame members Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Monroe |first1=Earl |newspaper=New York Amsterdam News |volume=95 |issue=28 |page=40 |date=July 8, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2020 |title=The NBA's true greatest player of all time, Wilt Chamberlain |url=https://hoopshabit.com/2020/04/29/nba-wilt-chamberlain-true-greatest/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Hoops Habit |language=en-US |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912025321/https://hoopshabit.com/2020/04/29/nba-wilt-chamberlain-true-greatest/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Swartz |first=Bryn |title=The Greatest NBA Player of All-Time: Michael Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain? |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/68568-the-greatest-nba-player-of-all-time-michael-jordan-or-wilt-chamberlain |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430171813/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/68568-the-greatest-nba-player-of-all-time-michael-jordan-or-wilt-chamberlain |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Steve |title=Greatness Revisited: Why Wilt Chamberlain Was the Greatest NBA Player Ever |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/130817-greatness-revisited-why-wilt-chamberlain-is-the-greatest-nba-player-ever |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430171815/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/130817-greatness-revisited-why-wilt-chamberlain-is-the-greatest-nba-player-ever |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arguably the greatest to play the game |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=June 22, 2011}}</ref> In 2007, ESPN ranked Chamberlain the second-best center of all time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,<ref>{{cite web|title=Daily Dime: Special Edition The game's greatest giants ever|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-GreatestCenters|date=March 6, 2007|access-date=January 26, 2008|archive-date=March 25, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325001933/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-GreatestCenters|url-status=live}}</ref> and was ranked second in ''[[Slam (magazine)|Slam]]''{{'}}s "Top 50 NBA Players of All-Time in NBA History" in 2009,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/the-magazine/features/2009/06/the-new-top-50/|title=The New Top 50|date=June 19, 2009|magazine=Slam|access-date=March 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622072004/http://www.slamonline.com/online/the-magazine/features/2009/06/the-new-top-50/|archive-date=June 22, 2009}}</ref> and sixth in ESPN's list of the top 74 NBA players of all time in 2020, and the third-best center of all-time behind Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29105801/ranking-top-74-nba-players-all-nos-10-1|title=Ranking the top 74 NBA players of all time: Nos. 10–1|website=ESPN.com|date=May 13, 2020|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119203144/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29105801/ranking-top-74-nba-players-all-nos-10-1|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Chamberlain was ranked fifth in ESPN's list of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33297498/the-nba-75th-anniversary-team-ranked-where-76-basketball-legends-check-our-list|title=The NBA's 75th Anniversary Team, ranked: Where 76 basketball legends check in on our list|website=ESPN.com|date=February 21, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425080052/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33297498/the-nba-75th-anniversary-team-ranked-where-76-basketball-legends-check-our-list|url-status=live}}</ref> and sixth in a similar list by ''[[The Athletic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">theathletic</del>.com/3137873/2022/02/23/the-nba-75-the-top-75-nba-players-of-all-time-from-mj-and-lebron-to-lenny-wilkens/|title=NBA 75: Top 75 NBA players of all time, from MJ and LeBron to Lenny Wilkens|website=The Athletic|date=February 23, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407031715/https://theathletic.com/3137873/2022/02/23/the-nba-75-the-top-75-nba-players-of-all-time-from-mj-and-lebron-to-lenny-wilkens/|url-status=live}}</ref> Contemporaneous colleagues were often terrified of playing against Chamberlain. Russell regularly feared being embarrassed by Chamberlain,<ref name="Lazenby 2006" /> and Walt Frazier called his dominance on the court "comical".<ref name="Reactions" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chamberlain is regarded as one of the most extraordinary and dominant basketball players in NBA history,<ref name="Hoophall 2007" /><ref name="ESPN 1999" /><ref name="NBA 2002" /> and has been called the greatest basketball player of all-time by many sources including Basketball Hall of Fame members Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Monroe |first1=Earl |newspaper=New York Amsterdam News |volume=95 |issue=28 |page=40 |date=July 8, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2020 |title=The NBA's true greatest player of all time, Wilt Chamberlain |url=https://hoopshabit.com/2020/04/29/nba-wilt-chamberlain-true-greatest/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Hoops Habit |language=en-US |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912025321/https://hoopshabit.com/2020/04/29/nba-wilt-chamberlain-true-greatest/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Swartz |first=Bryn |title=The Greatest NBA Player of All-Time: Michael Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain? |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/68568-the-greatest-nba-player-of-all-time-michael-jordan-or-wilt-chamberlain |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430171813/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/68568-the-greatest-nba-player-of-all-time-michael-jordan-or-wilt-chamberlain |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Steve |title=Greatness Revisited: Why Wilt Chamberlain Was the Greatest NBA Player Ever |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/130817-greatness-revisited-why-wilt-chamberlain-is-the-greatest-nba-player-ever |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430171815/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/130817-greatness-revisited-why-wilt-chamberlain-is-the-greatest-nba-player-ever |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arguably the greatest to play the game |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=June 22, 2011}}</ref> In 2007, ESPN ranked Chamberlain the second-best center of all time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,<ref>{{cite web|title=Daily Dime: Special Edition The game's greatest giants ever|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-GreatestCenters|date=March 6, 2007|access-date=January 26, 2008|archive-date=March 25, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325001933/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dailydime-GreatestCenters|url-status=live}}</ref> and was ranked second in ''[[Slam (magazine)|Slam]]''{{'}}s "Top 50 NBA Players of All-Time in NBA History" in 2009,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/the-magazine/features/2009/06/the-new-top-50/|title=The New Top 50|date=June 19, 2009|magazine=Slam|access-date=March 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622072004/http://www.slamonline.com/online/the-magazine/features/2009/06/the-new-top-50/|archive-date=June 22, 2009}}</ref> and sixth in ESPN's list of the top 74 NBA players of all time in 2020, and the third-best center of all-time behind Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29105801/ranking-top-74-nba-players-all-nos-10-1|title=Ranking the top 74 NBA players of all time: Nos. 10–1|website=ESPN.com|date=May 13, 2020|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119203144/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29105801/ranking-top-74-nba-players-all-nos-10-1|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Chamberlain was ranked fifth in ESPN's list of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33297498/the-nba-75th-anniversary-team-ranked-where-76-basketball-legends-check-our-list|title=The NBA's 75th Anniversary Team, ranked: Where 76 basketball legends check in on our list|website=ESPN.com|date=February 21, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425080052/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33297498/the-nba-75th-anniversary-team-ranked-where-76-basketball-legends-check-our-list|url-status=live}}</ref> and sixth in a similar list by ''[[The Athletic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">www.nytimes</ins>.com<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">/athletic</ins>/3137873/2022/02/23/the-nba-75-the-top-75-nba-players-of-all-time-from-mj-and-lebron-to-lenny-wilkens/|title=NBA 75: Top 75 NBA players of all time, from MJ and LeBron to Lenny Wilkens|website=The Athletic|date=February 23, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407031715/https://theathletic.com/3137873/2022/02/23/the-nba-75-the-top-75-nba-players-of-all-time-from-mj-and-lebron-to-lenny-wilkens/|url-status=live}}</ref> Contemporaneous colleagues were often terrified of playing against Chamberlain. Russell regularly feared being embarrassed by Chamberlain,<ref name="Lazenby 2006" /> and Walt Frazier called his dominance on the court "comical".<ref name="Reactions" /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chamberlain holds numerous official NBA all-time records. Former teammate Billy Cunningham said, "The NBA Guide reads like Wilt's personal diary."<ref>{{cite web |title=11 Memorable Wilt Chamberlain Performances |url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/features/11_memorable_wilt_chamberlain__2010_10_12.html |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-date=February 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228024733/https://www.nba.com/sixers/features/11_memorable_wilt_chamberlain__2010_10_12.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a scoring champion, all-time top rebounder, and accurate field-goal shooter. He led the NBA in scoring seven times, field-goal percentage nine times, minutes played eight times, rebounding eleven times, and assists once.<ref name="ESPN 1999" /><ref name="pomerantz_p200">{{Harvnb|Pomerantz|2005|page=200}}</ref> Chamberlain is most remembered for his 100-point game,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/nba/news/1999/1012/110687.html|url-status=live|title=Wilt: 'I Maybe Could have Scored 140'|publisher=Associated Press|date=October 13, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524034852/http://static.espn.go.com/nba/news/1999/1012/110687.html|archive-date=May 24, 2009|access-date=March 17, 2022|via=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Pomerantz|2005|pages=196, 217}}</ref> which is widely considered one of basketball's greatest records.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2010/03/02/roundtable-wilt|title=Roundtable: Reliving Wilt's feats|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=March 2, 2010|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316200854/https://www.si.com/nba/2010/03/02/roundtable-wilt|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/125/sports-10-greatest-records/gallery/2/wilt-chamberlains-100|title=Sports' 10 Greatest Records|magazine=Sporting News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424114627/http://aol.sportingnews.com/125/sports-10-greatest-records/gallery/2/wilt-chamberlains-100|archive-date=April 24, 2011|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Are-all-sports-records-made-to-be-broken-1632648.php|title=Are all sports records made to be broken?|publisher=Associated Press|date=July 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226035924/http://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Are-all-sports-records-made-to-be-broken-1632648.php|archive-date=February 26, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2022|via=Chron.com}}</ref> Decades after his record, many NBA teams did not average 100 points.{{efn|The closest any player has gotten to 100 points was the Lakers' [[Kobe Bryant]], who scored 81 in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adande|first=J. A.|date=January 24, 2006|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-24-sp-adande24-story.html |url-status=live|title=Where There's Wilt ...|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017174025/http://articles.latimes.com/print/2006/jan/24/sports/sp-adande24|archive-date=October 17, 2015|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Stein|first=Marc|date=January 24, 2006|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2302749|url-status=live|title=Sorry, Wilt: You're no Kobe|work=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901065417/https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2302749|archive-date=September 1, 2017|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap/_/id/260122013/toronto-raptors-vs-la-lakers-lakers|title=Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers recap|website=ESPN|date=January 22, 2006|access-date=February 5, 2011|archive-date=January 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117001713/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap/_/id/260122013/toronto-raptors-vs-la-lakers-lakers}}</ref> Afterward, Bryant said Chamberlain's record is "unthinkable&nbsp;... It's pretty exhausting to think about it".<ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=January 23, 2006|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-23-sp-lakers23-story.html |url-status=live|title=81 for the Books|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303052704/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jan/23/sports/sp-lakers23|archive-date=March 3, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chamberlain holds numerous official NBA all-time records. Former teammate Billy Cunningham said, "The NBA Guide reads like Wilt's personal diary."<ref>{{cite web |title=11 Memorable Wilt Chamberlain Performances |url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/features/11_memorable_wilt_chamberlain__2010_10_12.html |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-date=February 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228024733/https://www.nba.com/sixers/features/11_memorable_wilt_chamberlain__2010_10_12.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a scoring champion, all-time top rebounder, and accurate field-goal shooter. He led the NBA in scoring seven times, field-goal percentage nine times, minutes played eight times, rebounding eleven times, and assists once.<ref name="ESPN 1999" /><ref name="pomerantz_p200">{{Harvnb|Pomerantz|2005|page=200}}</ref> Chamberlain is most remembered for his 100-point game,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/nba/news/1999/1012/110687.html|url-status=live|title=Wilt: 'I Maybe Could have Scored 140'|publisher=Associated Press|date=October 13, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524034852/http://static.espn.go.com/nba/news/1999/1012/110687.html|archive-date=May 24, 2009|access-date=March 17, 2022|via=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Pomerantz|2005|pages=196, 217}}</ref> which is widely considered one of basketball's greatest records.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2010/03/02/roundtable-wilt|title=Roundtable: Reliving Wilt's feats|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=March 2, 2010|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-date=March 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316200854/https://www.si.com/nba/2010/03/02/roundtable-wilt|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://aol.sportingnews.com/125/sports-10-greatest-records/gallery/2/wilt-chamberlains-100|title=Sports' 10 Greatest Records|magazine=Sporting News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424114627/http://aol.sportingnews.com/125/sports-10-greatest-records/gallery/2/wilt-chamberlains-100|archive-date=April 24, 2011|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Are-all-sports-records-made-to-be-broken-1632648.php|title=Are all sports records made to be broken?|publisher=Associated Press|date=July 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226035924/http://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Are-all-sports-records-made-to-be-broken-1632648.php|archive-date=February 26, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2022|via=Chron.com}}</ref> Decades after his record, many NBA teams did not average 100 points.{{efn|The closest any player has gotten to 100 points was the Lakers' [[Kobe Bryant]], who scored 81 in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adande|first=J. A.|date=January 24, 2006|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-24-sp-adande24-story.html |url-status=live|title=Where There's Wilt ...|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017174025/http://articles.latimes.com/print/2006/jan/24/sports/sp-adande24|archive-date=October 17, 2015|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Stein|first=Marc|date=January 24, 2006|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2302749|url-status=live|title=Sorry, Wilt: You're no Kobe|work=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901065417/https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2302749|archive-date=September 1, 2017|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap/_/id/260122013/toronto-raptors-vs-la-lakers-lakers|title=Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers recap|website=ESPN|date=January 22, 2006|access-date=February 5, 2011|archive-date=January 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117001713/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap/_/id/260122013/toronto-raptors-vs-la-lakers-lakers}}</ref> Afterward, Bryant said Chamberlain's record is "unthinkable&nbsp;... It's pretty exhausting to think about it".<ref>{{cite news|last=Bresnahan|first=Mike|date=January 23, 2006|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-23-sp-lakers23-story.html |url-status=live|title=81 for the Books|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303052704/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jan/23/sports/sp-lakers23|archive-date=March 3, 2014|access-date=March 17, 2022}}</ref>}}</div></td></tr>
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