“The Basketball 100” is the definitive ranking of the 100 greatest NBA players of all time from The Athletic’s team of award-winning writers and analysts, including veteran columnists David Aldridge ...

On March 2, 1962, a giant rolled into Hershey, Pa., and rolled up 100 points on the New York Knicks. The giant, of course, was the legendary Wilt Chamberlain, the center for the Philadelphia Warriors ...

The year is 1972, and the narrator’s voice is unmistakable to people of a certain age. From the air, we see a custom-designed home over famed Bel Air. Let’s let ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” host Jim ...

There will never be another player like the 'Big Dipper', who changed the game with his strength, athleticism and skill. From NBA.com Staff Wilt Chamberlain was perhaps the most dominant all-around ...

NOTE: This story was updated on Jan. 18, 2022, to make it free for all readers. Who was the NBA's biggest of the big men in 1970-71? The season represented a spiritual passing of the torch between the ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record for most consecutive 20-point games in NBA history with 127. REIGNING MVP SHAI GILGEOUS ...

The big man is all but glowing, basking in the spotlight of being asked to reflect on his legendary playing career and to offer some opinions on the state of the modern game. It's February 1997 and ...

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama made history last week. With 12 blocks in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 22-year-old broke the official ...