While no other player in NBA history could replicate the godly figures of Wilt Chamberlain, his championship count paled compared to Bill Russell’s extensive collection, who ultimately ran out ...

In the early days of the NBA, the clash between Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell was the defining rivalry of the league. Their differing playing styles and personas characterized it. Lenny ...

Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and LeBron James were overlapping NBA rivals, but there was nothing like Bill Russell-Wilt ...

"It wasn't a matter of Wilt versus Russell with Bill. He would let Wilt score 50 if we won. The thing that was most important to him was championships, rings and winning," says former teammate ...

But Wilt also wanted to show basketball people that he could win. He was annoyed that many regarded Bill Russell more highly because of Boston's great team success. So in 1966-67, Wilt -- under ...

Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain were the two superstar big men of their generation. The fact that they played for the fiercest of rivals in the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers only served ...

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell fought over contract sizes. Baseball helped lead the way with the largest single-season contracts. All major sports teams compensated their biggest names.

"Life was ruined for human rights": Bill Russell's daughter Karen reminisces 1968 Olympics protest that shook the world "Life was ruined for human rights": Bill Russell's daughter Karen reminisces ...

In this lookback vignette from Giants of the Game, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain reminisce on their younger days together. 20220801_BILL_RUSSELL_SIZZLE_REEL Bill Russell describes the moments ...

Hall of Famers Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain gave their strategies to NBC's Ahmad Rashad. "First of all, I would make play horizontal as much as possible," said Russell, who led the Boston ...

19.1: Russell's average PER and playoff PER ... His only career playoff losses came against Bob Pettit and Wilt Chamberlain — two of the 11 players ever to meet all nine of the above criteria.