September 29, 2023

Sports history in Black: Wilt Chamberlain

By Mike Patton
NABJ Black News & Views

Posted November 3, 2021

November 3-Wilt Chamberlain was an incredible basketball player during his stops in the NBA. He was widely-known for his ability to put up numbers no matter who was guarding him and on this day in 1962, Chamberlain scored 72 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, which is the fourth-highest point total in NBA history.

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