What an awesome moment. 1997 in Cleveland. R.I.P to 17 former players that have past away in the last 27 years (1997 to 2024). 🏀😥👼🙏❤ Paul Arizin (1928 -2006) , Elgin Baylor (1934 - 2021) , Wilt Chamberlain (1936 - 1999) , Dave DeBusschere (1940 - 2003) , Hal Greer (1936 - 2018) , John Havlicek (1940 - 2019) , Sam Jones (1933 - 2021) , Moses Malone (1955 - 2015) , Pete Maravich (1947 - 1988) , George Mikan (1924 - 2005) , Willis Reed (1942 - 2023) , Bill Russell (1934 - 2022) , Dolph Schayes (1928 - 2015) , Bill Sharman (1926 - 2013), Nate Thurmond (1941 - 2016) , Wes Unseld (1946 - 2020) , Bill Walton (1952 - 2024) , Jerry West (1938 - 2024). Also too NBA Commissioner David Stern (1942 - 2020).
No player in the history of Basketball was ever further ahead of his time than Maravich was. Arrived too soon. Gone too soon. One of the most influential players ever though. No one before or since did the shit he did.
Bird, classy as hell. MJ, trash-talking everyone (but Wilt). Wilt, loud and dominant. Magic, wingman to MJ. Russell, hard-ass but classy. Isiah, gossipy. Barkley, serene. Robinson, laid-back. Pippen, going with the flow. Ewing, looking for fun.
@@tomhazelton3070 I dont care. Nothing wrong with busting balls at all. It’s the “classy” comment. He’s a white man that talks so he’s atomically “classy”? No. Busting balls isn’t “classy”. It’s the exact opposite by definition.
Wonderful celebration. Frazier, Wilt and Walton all gave well expressed, heartfelt explanations of the magnitude of what it meant to be a part of this.
What an amazing moment in history. The amount of extraordinary talent in one place at the same time. Incredible. I wish I was there in person . I watched it live on TV like everyone else.
I really enjoyed seeing all of these players gathered together. The game of basketball was so much a part of my life. Just to see these great players mingling, talking and appreciating each other was awesome. We don’t appreciate so many things in life until they are “ the past”…just memories. These players added so much joy to my life and to millions of others as well. I’m glad I got to see this gathering of the greats.
I get teary-eyed watching these athletes, the heroes of my youth, gather and celebrate! I would have loved to listen to all the stories and conversations shared among the greats! ☮️🖖🏽
@@bradsullivan2495Sometimes you feel good and die it’s weird. Pistol Pete died in the middle of a basketball game I’m sure he felt fine and didn’t see that coming that day he laced up for a simple church pick up game condolences to them both and many other NBA legends gone too soon.
Watching this today and knowing who we lost makes me emotional but happy because I watched many if them play live in the 70's. I just wish my Dad and oldest Brother were still around..
I laughed my ass off at the 3:54 moment... Larry Byrd's reaction is hilarious... and Wilt really is an MJ just of the 60's and 70's, very charismatic dude he was
@@bobsink624 Here we go again why do people fail to comprehend basketball is a team game one guy can not!!! I repeat not win a championship do you understand therefore a player can be the greatest and still not have a ring again a player can be the greatest and still not have a ring because it takes a team to win a ring!!!!! Repeat it takes a team to win a ring!!!!!
Kareem was jealous like he always was of Wilts style and way he had with the ladies also the talent he had on the court. Wilt will never be surpassed the greatest big man to ever play the game. Kareem was great but Wilt was a god on the court.
@@popdafourliketupacshakur6256 a different level of respect. Each of the other players is in awe of them and some seem almost starstruck by those three in particular.
So many of my childhood heroes. I’m so glad Lenny Wilkens was there. He was the smartest guy on the court, and one of the few player-coaches in NBA history.
Man thats so cool. Thats what I love about the NBA that they give so much love to the players throughout all of the history of the sport. It's one big brother hood.
Ewing is one of the top 6-7 centers ever & having grown up in New York City and seen that team, it's amazing they went to the final twice in the '90s. The '90s were an absolute stacked decade and the number two player was an undrafted kid named John Starks. Everyone else was playing with a Hall of famer next to them. That's how good Patrick Ewing was. He didn't have a single Hall of famer with him the entire time and he still was a bucket away from a championship.
I honestly love for a quick second seeing Isiah and Mike talking and smiling.....i hope they one day can put their issues to the side.....they both make each other great.....big part of NBA history
A great group of legends, once in a lifetime moment. So many greats, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, larry bird, Russell, I would of loved to be there in person.
I agree with the selection, but Dominique Wilkins should be up there. Wilt still looks taller then many of the guys who are suppose to be tall. Great, great video. R.l.P. to all those that are no longer here.
A lot of folks think Dominique should have been picked before Shaq - even SHAQ has said he didn't belong in the 50 as he hadn't established himself YET.
@@Joseph-lz5er Most folks say Dominique should have replaced Shaq in that 50 - but Bill was also marginal due to his VERY SHORT actual time playing in his career. Pretty much never seems to be a question that 'nique SHOULD have been there though!
@@Joseph-lz5er Even with a short peak he had imense impact, on top of leading the Blazers to their only ring ever, winning the FMVP and the MVP aswell. He certainly deserved to be there and so did Wilkins.
That was still when COVID was still going, so a number of elderly players didn't want to risk and appeared on video. Plus, some of the guys here were already old, so it's not surprisingly that they weren't around in 2021.
It did happen. Bill Walton witnessed it and has told it. It can be seen on UA-cam. Wilt and MJ were debating each other on who was better. Let's just say that Mr. Chamberlain had the LAST WORD and won the debate.
@@prescriptionexercise3899 Wilt had the last words? As an embellished bragger for sure! Let’s see, sleeping with 20k women, bench pressing 600 bls… blah blah… Only his fanboys would believe in his fairy tales. With those long arms, and slender body, he should not even press more than 400bls
There has never been a time when Barkley didn't crack me up. That dude was just born to be in front of the camera. "I want everybody autograph tonight!" - and then he went and got them all.
Its seems to me that Wilt is the total Alpha in this room, I think in another other instances MJ would be, but look at 1028, Wilt hovering over Jordan, and puts his arm around him like a kid and MJ is almost sheepishly looking away,,I think MJ is the GOAT, but Wilt is the biggest Alpha no matter who is in the room,,,you probably will never see anything like this ever again
@@barney5583 They actually did talk and it was an intense conversation, bill walton saw it and talked about how intense they were about who is the greatest
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 Owned as a 76er, Reed was a power forward. Walt Bellamy was the Center! Reed was playing Lucious Jackson! Reed as the power forward in 1968 averaged 21, 10, and 2 shooting over 54% in under 35 minutes and Luke Jackson averaged 12, 9, and 2 shooting under 37%! Looks like Reed despite playing out of position and having Walt Bellamy clog the middle on offense kicked some ass on Luke Jackson! Gotta know your basketball before you post BGE6!
@@BoosterGoldEarth6How you don't know that Walt Bellamy was the Knicks center in 1967/68 I'll never know? Very pathetic! In the 1968 playoffs, the 76ers went up 3-1 to Boston and choked and lost in 7 games and Chamberlain shot under 49% against Russell. In game 7 Wilt disappeared on offense only shooting 4 for 9 and scored 14 points in 48 minutes! Another example of small Wilt! In game 7 of the 1970 finals Wilt came up small with only 21 points against one leg Willis Reed in 48 minutes. The game before with Reed in his street clothes Wilt went for 45 and 27 in LA! Reed was the 1970 finals MVP! In game 5 of the 1973 finals when the Knicks won a second title, Reed with a bad left knee was able to play 31 minutes against Wilt and scored 18 with 12 rebounds and 7 assists shooting over 56%. In games 3 to 5 of the finals, Reed against Wilt was able to play 96 minutes and scored 61 points with 33 rebounds and 10 assists shooting 54% winning a second Finals MVP against Wilt despite a terrible left knee!
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 In the 1973 finals on ABC, Bill Russell as the color man constantly was singing Reed's leadership and ability to will his body to perform against Wilt despite a horrible left knee. Reed was on borrowed time as shown the next season when he was only able to play 19 games and retired at age 31! Despite that Reed played Jabbar twice within a week in November of 1973 and held Jabbar to 18 for 40 shooting and 44 points in 86 minutes! Right after the second game, Reed sat out 47 games with his right knee bad along with the already bad left knee. Kareem hated playing Willis and only won 6 of 21 games against Reed!
These dudes would make today's players look soft on the court. They played hard, no flopping, just went all out all the time. I'll take any of these guys over any of the 2010+ players.
In my opinion correct me if I'm wrong as well. I think that era died off when Duncan Garrnett Kobe and Vince Carter retired along wit Pual Pierce. If I'm missing some lmk
It's kinda unbelievable to think that Rober "Chief" Parish came into the league in the 70s when John Havelicek was still playing, he's older than Bird and Mchale, and yet back in 1997, the man was STILL an ACTIVE player. I think he was 43 going on 44. Sure, he barely played for the Bulls, but still, a man who never had the benefit of today's technology playing until he was almost 44 is mind-boggling.
The admiral was no joke. I see people slighting how Shaq & Maybe Bill Walton should’nt been here. Shaq wasn’t here but was in list I think it should’ve been pistol Pete or Dominique Wilkins over him
It was fun watching the reaction of the players when Wilt Chamberlain was in their presence. They looked at him in awe. Like they were children seeing the greatest player who ever lived. Michael Jordan had a hard time being in the presence of Wilt. I bet his ego got in the way of Reality.
I don’t think MJ was bothered by Wilts presence. MJ hates to be considered the greatest because he never played against him, Jerry West and Oscar Robertson.
@@aitortilla5128 Not a fanboy of anyone but ONLY a handful of people like u think Wilt is the Goat. And please don’t blame it on the generation bias because most of the poll across all ages have shown the consensus choice of Goat.
It did happen. Bill Walton witnessed it and has told it. It can be seen on UA-cam. Wilt and MJ were debating each other on who was better. Let's just say that Mr. Chamberlain had the LAST WORD and won the debate.
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Man! Wilt Chamberlain had such a presence. The aura that carried was something
it seemed like he was the biggest man out there, literally and figuratively
Wilt Chamberlain was the real GOAT.
@@capitanfuturo594 wilt was good, but bill Russell is the real goat
@@keyboardwarrior4092
blah blah blah
Wilt Chamberlain was better than Russell.
Stop writing crap.
@@capitanfuturo594 who won 11 championships again? ask chamberlain
Barkley was walking around like a little kid with an autograph book. He really was a fan of the moment
I don't think there's anyone on the planet who loves basketball more than Charles Barkley.
R.I.P. to all the legends who passed. Lmao Bill Russell so funny
Wes Unseld: “Hello Mr Russell.”
Bill: “Shut Up Unseld.”
😂
Omg i m crying 😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Kept watching that bit back.😆
That was hilarious 😂😂
Also Wilt saying not you got me too lol
Larry Bird and Patrick Ewing became good friends when they played together on the Dream Team. You can tell how much Ewing admires Bird.
Wilt, Russell, Kareem,Jordan, magic and Bird presence commanded so much respect from others players. They’re truly Legends of legends.
Big o and elgin too
@@kris9145 and Nate the great and Willis reed
Definitely a lot of respect for Elgin and Oscar.@@kris9145
Don't forget Havlicek!
Dr J has to be included in your list! ☮️🖖🏽
Chuck callin Moses dad. Good stuff
Lol russell still calling Kareem 'kid'.
Lmao ikw right!
By comparison he was.
I was gonna say the same thing. Love it!!
I caught that too and laughed to myself
happy that Wilt was a part of that moment before he die, Kobe also deserved to be in the Top 75 before he die.
I'm not sure anyone has kobe outside of their top 75 all time rankings so I agree
Crazy how bill was still there for both of them in person
He is top 75, he just didn't attend the ceremony
@@immanuelcunt7296 that's what he meant genius he meant he wished he wa here with other legends and just didn't attend really.
@@immanuelcunt7296I was talking about the ceremony
Barkley is the man he is so friendly and polite to everyone in these clips. dude may say some stuff people don't like but he is a good dude
He’s genuine man never seen ppl talking bad about sir Charles. He’s a real one
Chuck the nicest NBA superstar ever.
He's a joke stealing thief. He stole material from me. Lost his first 60 million gambling, hope he loses all that new money too.
The aura of basketball was just so different in the 90’s. Miss it dearly.
Charles Barkley looked like a little kid hugging Wilt and he’s like 6’5
"Fanboy" man crush alert. YAWN.
3:40 The only two men to win league MVP as Rookies, Wes Unseld & Wilt Chamberlain.
What an awesome moment. 1997 in Cleveland.
R.I.P to 17 former players that have past away in the last 27 years (1997 to 2024). 🏀😥👼🙏❤
Paul Arizin (1928 -2006) , Elgin Baylor (1934 - 2021) ,
Wilt Chamberlain (1936 - 1999) , Dave DeBusschere (1940 - 2003) ,
Hal Greer (1936 - 2018) , John Havlicek (1940 - 2019) ,
Sam Jones (1933 - 2021) , Moses Malone (1955 - 2015) ,
Pete Maravich (1947 - 1988) , George Mikan (1924 - 2005) ,
Willis Reed (1942 - 2023) , Bill Russell (1934 - 2022) ,
Dolph Schayes (1928 - 2015) , Bill Sharman (1926 - 2013),
Nate Thurmond (1941 - 2016) , Wes Unseld (1946 - 2020) ,
Bill Walton (1952 - 2024) , Jerry West (1938 - 2024).
Also too NBA Commissioner David Stern (1942 - 2020).
This was awesome. Wish I could hear all their conversations with each other. Especially between Wilt and Russell and between Jordan and Dr. J.
Oi oi oiiii the tenion between Wilt and MJ at 14:27 !!!!
I caught that too
Such a shame Pete was gone years before this
No player in the history of Basketball was ever further ahead of his time than Maravich was.
Arrived too soon. Gone too soon.
One of the most influential players ever though. No one before or since did the shit he did.
💯 agree wished Pistol was there best ball handling ever dosen't matter what these kid's do Pete did it first
Still so underrated it´s almost criminal.
@@lamontrucker9580and Pete didn’t travel.
Still the highest scoring male NCAA player
10:15 Magic, Bird, MJ, and Dr. J all in one shot. Sheesh what a legendary group.
Bird, classy as hell. MJ, trash-talking everyone (but Wilt). Wilt, loud and dominant. Magic, wingman to MJ. Russell, hard-ass but classy. Isiah, gossipy. Barkley, serene. Robinson, laid-back. Pippen, going with the flow. Ewing, looking for fun.
Olajuwon - all business.
13:51, Bird called everyone a bunch of losers repeatedly. What’s so “class as hell” about that? 🤔
Everyone was in awe of Wilt Chamberlain. I've never seen Michael look so intimidated.
@@massdagodBird was just busting balls, which is kind of what he was famous for on the court.
@@tomhazelton3070 I dont care. Nothing wrong with busting balls at all. It’s the “classy” comment. He’s a white man that talks so he’s atomically “classy”? No.
Busting balls isn’t “classy”. It’s the exact opposite by definition.
Chuck calling Moses Malone dad .. awesome
I was looking for this comment 😀
Wonderful celebration. Frazier, Wilt and Walton all gave well expressed, heartfelt explanations of the magnitude of what it meant to be a part of this.
Charles Barkley was truly humbled as well.
Wilt, GOAT. You can tell whenever the big men talked to Wilt, they put they're heads down.RESPECT.
that's probably because he had bad breath
Those jackets are badass.
What an amazing moment in history. The amount of extraordinary talent in one place at the same time. Incredible. I wish I was there in person . I watched it live on TV like everyone else.
I really enjoyed seeing all of these players gathered together. The game of basketball was so much a part of my life. Just to see these great players mingling, talking and appreciating each other was awesome. We don’t appreciate so many things in life until they are “ the past”…just memories. These players added so much joy to my life and to millions of others as well. I’m glad I got to see this gathering of the greats.
I get teary-eyed watching these athletes, the heroes of my youth, gather and celebrate! I would have loved to listen to all the stories and conversations shared among the greats! ☮️🖖🏽
Chuck was enjoying the moments he is relatively became a superfan.
Wilt is that demigod that walks in and the light in the room changes, everyone quiets down. He was really something.
Ironic that he talked about how good he was feeling and less than three years later, he was gone.
@@bradsullivan2495Sometimes you feel good and die it’s weird. Pistol Pete died in the middle of a basketball game I’m sure he felt fine and didn’t see that coming that day he laced up for a simple church pick up game condolences to them both and many other NBA legends gone too soon.
Watching this today and knowing who we lost makes me emotional but happy because I watched many if them play live in the 70's. I just wish my Dad and oldest Brother were still around..
I laughed my ass off at the 3:54 moment... Larry Byrd's reaction is hilarious... and Wilt really is an MJ just of the 60's and 70's, very charismatic dude he was
Bird "introduced" himself to Bill Walton. Hilarious! Bird always loved busting Walton's balls, and Walton loved it more than anyone.
Wilt was wilt in the 60s quit with dumb comparisons
3:03 Ewing saying he's gonna get one before it's all said and done, is a little heartbreaking
Ewing shouldn’t be among the 50th greatest nor the 75th greatest, no rings, no MVPs, no nothing
@@bobsink624I guess he should be replaced with Kobe.
@@bobsink624Then you've never seen him play. He's a better player than Shaq
@@bobsink624not even a ewing fan but thats just plain stupid
@@bobsink624 Here we go again why do people fail to comprehend basketball is a team game one guy can not!!! I repeat not win a championship do you understand therefore a player can be the greatest and still not have a ring again a player can be the greatest and still not have a ring because it takes a team to win a ring!!!!! Repeat it takes a team to win a ring!!!!!
So glad this was videoed. Many of these greats are gone now. Had I been there my jaw would have been on the floor.
From everything I have seen, Michael Jordan does not like being made Lil Bro- the two perpetrators: Wilt and Magic, even at the 75 year
Wilt "bigger than life"Chamberlain
11:37 Kareem looked salty at the woman complimenting Wilt and ignoring him. Lol
That was Lisa Leslie
An all time great in her own right.
@@barney5583who’s she?
Never cared much for Lou
His hating ass I didn’t wanna believe it but Kareem is a hater boi
Not Lisa Leslie with the shade on The Big Dipper 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kareem was jealous like he always was of Wilts style and way he had with the ladies also the talent he had on the court. Wilt will never be surpassed the greatest big man to ever play the game. Kareem was great but Wilt was a god on the court.
RIP russ, hondo,wilt, walton,sam jones ,Elgin, moses and the other legends...celtic fan
Makes me feel...
1. Old
2. Damn glad to be so.
Great stuff! I am glad they have finally released this footage. I want to see the Jordan/Wilt debate, that's the footage I wanna see!
I'M "GLAD" YOU'RE "GLAD" and the rest of mankind rejoices with "GLADNESS". Everyone have a glass of "GLAD" on me! HOORAY!!
Jordan had a hard time talking to Wilt. He didn’t even give him iContact. Talk about ego/intimidation mixture.
@@The5150toneWilt > Everyone.
@@The5150toneJordan looks terrified of Wilt here.
Chamberlain was awe inspiring. He truly was THE MAN. So great to see all these legends together ❤
One thing that stands out to me in this video is the energy around three players. Wilt, Mike, Bill. There’s a different aura around those guys.
What’s the aura that you feel is only coming from those 3? Can u describe it or nah?
@@popdafourliketupacshakur6256 a different level of respect. Each of the other players is in awe of them and some seem almost starstruck by those three in particular.
@@ollie1178 interesting take
And Magic!
dr j too
George Mikan like some mythical creature of legend there.
I wish pistol Pete was there he was the one that entertained the people
7:22
Charles really did call him dad.
Big Mo is the guy who took Charles under his wing in Philly.
@@tomhazelton3070Barkley was skinny 😂
So many of my childhood heroes. I’m so glad Lenny Wilkens was there. He was the smartest guy on the court, and one of the few player-coaches in NBA history.
Dr. J, Wilt, Bill, Kareem, Magic, Bird, and MJ - my gosh! Old school basketball heaven.
You left out Oscar & Baylor!
Man thats so cool. Thats what I love about the NBA that they give so much love to the players throughout all of the history of the sport. It's one big brother hood.
Ewing is one of the top 6-7 centers ever & having grown up in New York City and seen that team, it's amazing they went to the final twice in the '90s. The '90s were an absolute stacked decade and the number two player was an undrafted kid named John Starks.
Everyone else was playing with a Hall of famer next to them. That's how good Patrick Ewing was. He didn't have a single Hall of famer with him the entire time and he still was a bucket away from a championship.
The behind the scenes stuff is the BEST!
I honestly love for a quick second seeing Isiah and Mike talking and smiling.....i hope they one day can put their issues to the side.....they both make each other great.....big part of NBA history
Lisa Leslie looks like she met Superman when she approached and was talking to wilt
She did meet Superman with a sulking Kareem in the background lmao.
@stevesteve0521, I have a feeling that later that night she met all of wilt. 😏
@@erics9754😂😂😂😂
Wilt is the closest thing there has ever been to Superman in real life.
@@barney5583wilt already had 20000 at that point, so y not one more😂
All Legend's of the Greatness of NBA... Goats
Wow ! Everyone was so respectful and friendly! Just beautiful to see the humility.
russell had the greatest laugh
I'm not even sure if that qualifies as a laugh, though. 😄 But yeah, he was such a funny man.
Ewing pointing at Bird saying I used to bust this guy up, then I woke up and said that was a good dream.
What can I say an outstanding historical event of the greatest basketball players of all time! Amazing!
A great group of legends, once in a lifetime moment. So many greats, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, larry bird, Russell, I would of loved to be there in person.
Awesome video!! Great NBA history!!
Absolutely the BEST video I’ve seen in years! Thank you for posting this!
"They gave you Kevin Willis' jacket."😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This Was Absolute Great Footage!!!!! REAL TALK!!!!!!
this video is a gem.
Saw a bit of this on NBA TV about it a week ago. Had to see it again. The respect and camaraderie is beautiful. Especially amongst different eras.
I'd love to have a signed autograph book by all those players.
REAL TALK!!!!!!
...AND IMMEDIATELY SELL IT ON EBAY.
I have no words for this , this Royalty 👏🏻🙌🏻
So how did you manage to write them here, fanboy?
Man this is the best thing I've watched in a looooong time ❤
thanks for this footage...one of my fav seasons
I agree with the selection, but Dominique Wilkins should be up there. Wilt still looks taller then many of the guys who are suppose to be tall. Great, great video. R.l.P. to all those that are no longer here.
A lot of folks think Dominique should have been picked before Shaq - even SHAQ has said he didn't belong in the 50 as he hadn't established himself YET.
Bill Walton should not have been on the list. His peak in the NBA was way too short to be selected to Top 50. Dominique deserved to be in his place.
@@Joseph-lz5er Most folks say Dominique should have replaced Shaq in that 50 - but Bill was also marginal due to his VERY SHORT actual time playing in his career.
Pretty much never seems to be a question that 'nique SHOULD have been there though!
@@Joseph-lz5er Agreed
@@Joseph-lz5er Even with a short peak he had imense impact, on top of leading the Blazers to their only ring ever, winning the FMVP and the MVP aswell. He certainly deserved to be there and so did Wilkins.
Dominique Wilkinson being excluded from those 50 is a crime.
Truth!!!!the f..king human highlight film
WTF about Benard king!
Yeah they missed one there
Wilt still the BOSS
“There can be only one boss!”……..Bob eaton
This was way cooler than the 75th anniversary
That's because lebum wasn't there to dork it up.🤣🤣😍
@@barney5583LeBum was 12 years old when this happened. He most likely was in 6th grade at that time. Hard to believe LeBum will be 40 in December.
Well Duh. It was before the world became Super Woke like we see today.
That was still when COVID was still going, so a number of elderly players didn't want to risk and appeared on video. Plus, some of the guys here were already old, so it's not surprisingly that they weren't around in 2021.
Wilt overshadows all the legends, he was a star 11:46 look at Kareem´s face he was mad LOL LOL LOL
Omg your right.
Wilt created the GREATNESS in the NBA !
My goodness….. The legendary status all together is beyond comprehension……😳😳😳
Not sure if that convo tween Wilt & MJ ever happened, but I wooda loved to have been a fly on the wall during THAT convo!!!
It did happen. Bill Walton witnessed it and has told it. It can be seen on UA-cam. Wilt and MJ were debating each other on who was better. Let's just say that Mr. Chamberlain had the LAST WORD and won the debate.
@@prescriptionexercise3899Bro… MJ far superior it ain’t even close lmao both eye test and resume wilt top 10 doe
@@prescriptionexercise3899 that sounds a little childish, though.
@@prescriptionexercise3899 Wilt had the last words? As an embellished bragger for sure! Let’s see, sleeping with 20k women, bench pressing 600 bls… blah blah… Only his fanboys would believe in his fairy tales. With those long arms, and slender body, he should not even press more than 400bls
@prescriptionexercise3899, I'm not sure I believe that's what he wanted to talk about so we'll just have to agree to disagree.
There has never been a time when Barkley didn't crack me up. That dude was just born to be in front of the camera. "I want everybody autograph tonight!" - and then he went and got them all.
what's great is that 49 of the 50 was alive during this time
Who was the only one deceased? Pistol Pete? I’ve never actually looked at the list
Yes
I was 13 when this happened. Still my favorite night in basketball history, outside of Celtics championships.
This is so beautiful.
Its seems to me that Wilt is the total Alpha in this room, I think in another other instances MJ would be, but look at 1028, Wilt hovering over Jordan, and puts his arm around him like a kid and MJ is almost sheepishly looking away,,I think MJ is the GOAT, but Wilt is the biggest Alpha no matter who is in the room,,,you probably will never see anything like this ever again
Seems more like MJ is ignoring him to show who is the real boss while Wilt says I wanna talk to you lol
@Whocares282, what did wilt the stilt want to talk to mj about?
They all know who the goat was
@@barney5583 They actually did talk and it was an intense conversation, bill walton saw it and talked about how intense they were about who is the greatest
@@thedaydreamer7972 I remember Zeke mentioned it as well
Pippen being there and not Dominique Wilkins is the biggest crime ever
this is such an amazing moment-i so cherish this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My personal fave isn't up there (Bobby Jones 76ers), but wow, what a lineup. Great to see them all in one place. There's a lot of good history there.
This is really pff topic but bills laugh really cheers me up 🤣🙏
Wilt, Isaiah, Barkley and Bill Walton were the stars of the stars on this video. Great video!
Wilt Chamberlain is the King !!!!!
Not against Willis Reed in the NBA finals!
@@jacksmith5692kicked his back in 68. Owned him as a 76er
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 Owned as a 76er, Reed was a power forward. Walt Bellamy was the Center! Reed was playing Lucious Jackson!
Reed as the power forward in 1968 averaged 21, 10, and 2 shooting over 54% in under 35 minutes and Luke Jackson averaged 12, 9, and 2 shooting under 37%!
Looks like Reed despite playing out of position and having Walt Bellamy clog the middle on offense kicked some ass on Luke Jackson!
Gotta know your basketball before you post BGE6!
@@BoosterGoldEarth6How you don't know that Walt Bellamy was the Knicks center in 1967/68 I'll never know?
Very pathetic!
In the 1968 playoffs, the 76ers went up 3-1 to Boston and choked and lost in 7 games and Chamberlain shot under 49% against Russell.
In game 7 Wilt disappeared on offense only shooting 4 for 9 and scored 14 points in 48 minutes!
Another example of small Wilt!
In game 7 of the 1970 finals Wilt came up small with only 21 points against one leg Willis Reed in 48 minutes. The game before with Reed in his street clothes Wilt went for 45 and 27 in LA!
Reed was the 1970 finals MVP!
In game 5 of the 1973 finals when the Knicks won a second title, Reed with a bad left knee was able to play 31 minutes against Wilt and scored 18 with 12 rebounds and 7 assists shooting over 56%.
In games 3 to 5 of the finals, Reed against Wilt was able to play 96 minutes and scored 61 points with 33 rebounds and 10 assists shooting 54% winning a second Finals MVP against Wilt despite a terrible left knee!
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 In the 1973 finals on ABC, Bill Russell as the color man constantly was singing Reed's leadership and ability to will his body to perform against Wilt despite a horrible left knee. Reed was on borrowed time as shown the next season when he was only able to play 19 games and retired at age 31!
Despite that Reed played Jabbar twice within a week in November of 1973 and held Jabbar to 18 for 40 shooting and 44 points in 86 minutes! Right after the second game, Reed sat out 47 games with his right knee bad along with the already bad left knee.
Kareem hated playing Willis and only won 6 of 21 games against Reed!
Wilt is so godamn big lol My god……
He dwarfs everyone else.
Legends, in the presence of Legends.
RIP to Wilt and Bill. Basketball needed those two just as much as Magic Vs Bird were needed a couple decades later.
These dudes would make today's players look soft on the court. They played hard, no flopping, just went all out all the time.
I'll take any of these guys over any of the 2010+ players.
In my opinion correct me if I'm wrong as well. I think that era died off when Duncan Garrnett Kobe and Vince Carter retired along wit Pual Pierce. If I'm missing some lmk
@@SilentMovements305 More that it died off rather fast when Silver replaced Stern - and started pushing hard on the "cult of the offensive player".
Actually played back to back games!!!!!
@@SilentMovements305 Allen Iverson...
@classicstorm Ai retired rwrlier but yea he was part of that era n was a beast gave the Lakers a run wit hardly any help
Chuck calling Moses dad...this is an amazing piece of basketball history....
Jordan Wilt alphas
Alphas among alphas. And between the two of them, Wilt is the alpha.
Again: “there can be only one boss!”…………Bob eaton
Wilt > Everyone
It's kinda unbelievable to think that Rober "Chief" Parish came into the league in the 70s when John Havelicek was still playing, he's older than Bird and Mchale, and yet back in 1997, the man was STILL an ACTIVE player. I think he was 43 going on 44. Sure, he barely played for the Bulls, but still, a man who never had the benefit of today's technology playing until he was almost 44 is mind-boggling.
And he got another ring!
Tough is the chief😅
Yea Parish was a beast
Bill Murray saying congratulations on making the top 50 Bill Russell is funny as hell acting like he just barely made the cut
Remember when Russell hosted SNL? They had a pretty funny sketch together.
If i could meet and speak to any HoFer it would be Wilt or Bill Russell, sorry Magic, Jordan, Shaq etc. But i want to speak to the OG legends.
Respect ✊🏾
Damn hearing Patrick saying he gone get a ring is crazy to me he should of had one
Beautiful Footage worth waiting 25 years for
You wasted 25 years. HA, HA!
The fact david robinson was in this group, and yet only in his 8th year in the league is crazy.
The admiral was no joke. I see people slighting how Shaq & Maybe Bill Walton should’nt been here. Shaq wasn’t here but was in list I think it should’ve been pistol Pete or Dominique Wilkins over him
shaq was in his 5th year
It was fun watching the reaction of the players when Wilt Chamberlain was in their presence. They looked at him in awe. Like they were children seeing the greatest player who ever lived. Michael Jordan had a hard time being in the presence of Wilt. I bet his ego got in the way of Reality.
The greatest player who ever lived used the number 23 for the Bulls… Wilt in the top 5 tho don’t worry
Noticed that too, Wilt was truly on a category of his own
@@rapereggae7961 and yet another toxic Jordan fanboy.
I don’t think MJ was bothered by Wilts presence. MJ hates to be considered the greatest because he never played against him, Jerry West and Oscar Robertson.
@@aitortilla5128 Not a fanboy of anyone but ONLY a handful of people like u think Wilt is the Goat. And please don’t blame it on the generation bias because most of the poll across all ages have shown the consensus choice of Goat.
Michael and Isiah were talking for 50, but for 75. I blame the last dance...lol
Yeah I think he took offense to Jordan saying he hates him.🤣🤣🤣
14:22....I always wonder if they had that talk.....1 Goat to another!
It did happen. Bill Walton witnessed it and has told it. It can be seen on UA-cam. Wilt and MJ were debating each other on who was better. Let's just say that Mr. Chamberlain had the LAST WORD and won the debate.