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  • Wilt Chamberlain: Extra Footage Of 100-Point Game May Exist

    University of Memphis head of basketball Josh Pastner has surprisingly revealed that there may be a video of one of the most famous NBA basketball games ever played.

    Basketball fans have long savored the meager video footage of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point-game on March 2, 1962. That night, the Philadelphia Warriors beat the New York Knickerbockers 169-147. If you weren’t one of the lucky fans in attendance that night there was no chance you would ever see one of the most incredible feats in all of sports…until now…maybe. There may finally be a full film of the game after all.

    Pastner told the Delaware County Daily Times that his father, who was a ball boy for Philadelphia Warriors in 1962, taped the game reel-to-reel that night when he realized that the game might be a special one. Apparently, the tape might be misplaced somewhere or lost.

    “They started when he had like 30-something; they thought it was going to be a special night. They gave it to Wilt — the 100-point game — and Wilt gave it back to my dad and my dad’s dad. He gave it back to them, they boxed it up, and he’s still trying to find it. He’s got all kinds of boxes, and he doesn’t know if he lost it.” Pastner said.

    Pastner also revealed that Chamberlain believed someone was trying to poison him and that is why he had to make his father (Pastner’s) taste the drinks before he drank any of them.

    “Wilt always felt someone was trying to get him by poisoning his drinks and he always drank 7-Up or Sprite. So he made my dad taste (his drink) before he would take it and make sure my dad didn’t conk out.” Pastner said.

    Wilt Chamberlain is the most dominant basketball player in the NBA. Ever.

    Watch the video.

    http://youtu.be/U7HsrqY3DP4

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  • Allen “The Answer” Iverson’s Number to be Retired

    According to an NBC announcement this Wednesday, Allen Iverson’s no. 3 will join its rightful place among legendary names such as Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving and Charles Barkley when his jersey gets retired on the first of March next year.

    The recently retired star was the 1996 NBA Draft’s first pick and played for the 76ers for 10 seasons. He had brief stints in Denver, Detroit, Memphis and Turkey and once more in Philadelphia before officially announcing his retirement this October.

    The 6’0 point guard from Hampton, Virginia was often one of the smaller players on the court, but played with unmatched speed, dexterity and a “leave it all on the court” style to make him one of the most formidable players of the NBA. His cornrow braids, numerous tattoos and outspokenness (remember his rant about Practice?) also made him one of the most controversial and influential players of NBA history.

    Iverson boasts the Rookie of the Year accolade, All Star status for 11 seasons and the Most Valuable Player award when he led the 76ers to the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. He also matches the great Wilt Chamberlain in the 76ers highest scoring average of 27.6 points a game.

    Be sure to catch the jersey hanging ceremony during the March 1st game against the Washington Wizards at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

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