PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- He was a basketball legend with local roots. Wilt Chamberlain had some of his earliest success as a high school player in Philadelphia. And it was people from here who ...

North Carolina freshmen Ian Jackson and James Brown have garnered attention from basketball fans due to their bold takes.

Ball is also on pace to finish with the third-most field goals attempted per 36 minutes in a single season 26.2), only behind Chamberlain’s averages in the 1961 and 1962 seasons.

"The most dominant big man offensively in NBA history, though that partially had to do with the level of competition Wilt Chamberlain faced in his era. Still, when you dominate at the level ...

Counting last year's two big individual performances, this date has been a day when larger-than-life moments happen in the NBA.

No. 1: Wilt Chamberlain goes for 59 points and 36 ... who later became the Philadelphia 76ers. As 1959 was Chamberlain's rookie season, this was his first Christmas Day game and he certainly ...

Earlier this month, Pete Nance believed his time with the Philadelphia 76ers had come to a close. On January 7, the Sixers waived the two-way center as the team started getting healthier.

Wilt Chamberlain ... 59 points and 36 rebounds in the Philadelphia Warriors' defeat to the Knicks - hauls that both set records for a December 25 game. While Chamberlain’s points tally was ...

1965 — In one of the most notable trades in NBA history, the San Francisco Warriors deal Wilt Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers for Connie Dierking, Lee Shaffer, Paul Neumann and cash. 1967 — The ...