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Check out the previous entries in ClutchPoints’ 100 greatest NBA players of all time series based on Josh Eberley’s E-Rank: 100-91 | 90-81 | 80-71 | 70-61 | 60-51 | 50-41 | 40-31 | 30-21 | 20-11 At long last, the final 10. You know the names, there are no big surprises for shock value, […]

Shaquille O’Neal has never been one to mince words, and he wasn’t about to start when the topic turned to Wilt Chamberlain’s infamous claim. On a recent episode of The Big Podcast with Brandon Jennings and Adam Lefkoe, the Lakers legend flat-out dismissed Chamberlain’s decades-old statement that he slept with 20,000 women, per Yahoo. His […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander entered the Paycom Center clearly hellbent on evening the series. The Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to the 123-107 romp of the Indiana Pacers behind SGA’s 34 points. But he joined an exclusive NBA playoffs club featuring Wilt Chamberlain in the process. Per Sports stats expert Greg Harvey, Gilgeous-Alexander joined the basketball legend by […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was dominant in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 124-94 blowout victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night. So dominant that he joins an all-time list featuring Wilt Chamberlain. In 34 minutes of action, Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a stat line of 34 points, eight assists, seven […]

Dwight Howard stepped in for Shaquille O’Neal on Tuesday night’s NBA on TNT broadcast. With O’Neal missing his second consecutive show due to other work obligations, the network turned to Howard to help round out the panel alongside Ernie Johnson, Jalen Rose, and Charles Barkley. Howard quickly found his footing alongside the rest of the […]

Cooper Flagg came into his freshman season at Duke with massive expectations. The highest-ranked recruit from the state of Maine in history lived up to the hype, too, as he led the Blue Devils to the Final Four en route to becoming just the fourth freshman to be named the AP men’s basketball Player of […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has joined a rare group of NBA legends for all the wrong reasons. Antetokounmpo became just the fourth player in league history to average at least 35 points and 15 rebounds over the first two games of a playoff series and still trail 0-2. The others — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, and Cliff […]

Dwight Howard wanted Wilt Chamberlain to walk him out to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. If the latter was still alive, of course. Howard appeared as a special guest on an episode of The Dan Patrick Show on Thursday. Patrick asked him to pick one player, and Howard says he would hope that Chamberlain, […]

The Boston Celtics aren’t exactly the league-crushing machine that they were a year ago, but they are still cruising through the regular season and are right on pace for a high seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Jayson Tatum has been the biggest reason why the Celtics are one of the best teams in the […]

Records are meant to be broken, but some NBA achievements were so far ahead of their time they’ll never be matched. You could probably write an entire article based solely on Wilt Chamberlain’s stats. Instead, we found his most incredible one and saved the rest for another time. Even without his 100-point game included, there […]

If you are an NBA fan and were to hop on Twitter (X) after an Oklahoma City Thunder game, every other tweet you see will probably talk about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being a “free throw merchant.” It is a new term used to describe players who look more to create fouls and get to the free […]

We already looked at the top 10 greatest players in NBA history according to ChatGPT, but DeepSeek is the biggest wave in artificial intelligence right now. All-time debates and dialogue never end in the NBA, so we decided to see how ChatGPT’s top 10 ranking differs from what DeepSeek has to say. ChatGPT’s greatest NBA […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic drew Wilt Chamberlain comparisons when he secured his fifth consecutive triple-double in a 132-123 win against the Sacramento Kings, which Hall of Fame Kevin Garnett agreed with. Averaging 29.9 points, 13.1 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 1.8 steals, and shooting at a 47.9% clip from deep, Jokic is in the top three […]

Nikola Jokic put on a Wilt Chamberlain-like performance against the Sacramento Kings, racking up 35 points on 12-of-19 shooting, 22 rebounds, and 17 assists to secure his fifth consecutive triple-double in the Denver Nuggets’ 132-123 win on Thursday. Nikola Jokic sharing a record with Wilt Chamberlain Nikola Jokic just dropped the SECOND-EVER 35/20/15 game in […]

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball is putting up shots at a rapid pace. Ball is taking the most NBA shot attempts per minute since Wilt Chamberlain in the 1960s, per HoopsHype. Ball’s throwing up about 25 total field goal attempts per game, per Reddit. LaMelo Ball is taking the most shots per minute since Wilt […]

All-time rankings and discussions about who the best players in NBA history are commonplace in basketball dialogue these days. In fact, we here at ClutchPoints have already ranked the greatest players in NBA history. We wanted to take the conversation a step forward and ask ChatGPT its thoughts on who the best players ever are. […]

Yes, it’s still early in the 2024-25 NBA season, but apparently not too early to begin talking about the MVP race, and with that conversation starting, it’s worth noting that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is on the precipice of history. With an MVP win this season, Jokic would become the sixth player ever to win four […]

Luka Doncic surpassed Wilt Chamberlain and James Harden for sole possession of seventh place on the all-time triple-doubles list on Saturday night. Doncic recorded 30 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for the triple-double, adding four steals as well in the Dallas Mavericks’ 125-118 victory over the Toronto Raptors. It was a stellar effort from […]

James Harden connected on seven three-pointers en route to 23 first-quarter points in the Los Angeles Clippers’ 121-96 win against the Washington Wizards. Harden scored a season-high 43 points as the Clippers bounced back from their 32-point loss (126-94) to the champion Boston Celtics. For the 10-time All-Star, it was his 100th career 40+ point […]

The Charlotte Hornets are on a quest to improve upon their subpar 2023 season, and while their 2024 start has not gone perfectly, it has been promising. The Hornets took a 95-94 loss to the Orlando Magic on Monday night. Yet, LaMelo Ball had another standout performance, joining a rare Wilt Chamberlain club. Ball scored […]

The center position is arguably the most important position in the game of basketball. Having a strong center means that a team has a willing interior defender who can grab rebounds but can also score on the offensive end of the floor. The position has seen quite an evolution over the years, with centers being […]

NBA 2K25 launches on September 6, 2024, and fans might be curious to know which Golden State Warriors players in history are ranked the highest. Throughout the Warriors’ history, the team produced a plethora of NBA legends. With that in mind, here are the 10 all-time highest-ranked Warriors players in NBA 2K25. Wilt Chamberlain (98 […]

Joey Chestnut remains the king. Although Chestnut was not able to participate in the last Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Contest, there is still no denying that he is a legend in the realm of competitive eating. And he added more to his legacy when he consumed a dizzying total of 200 wings in just under 38 […]

Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA resume reads like a folktale, and that’s because for all intents and purposes, he’s the NBA’s Paul Bunyan… a larger than life figure whose career achievements and legacy sometimes border on the apocryphal at times. Fortunately, in sports, the numbers don’t lie — though they do sometimes paint a skewed picture, but […]

Victor Wembanyama was a must-watch phenomenon during his rookie campaign with the San Antonio Spurs. To finish out the year, the Spurs superstar spoke about a number of topics, from his defensive prowess, to what he learned most through an NBA rookie season that saw his team lose 60 of 82 games and other subjects […]

There have been a lot of conspiracies around the life of Wilt Chamberlain. Some say his 100-point game never happened since there was never any footage, while others say he slept with over 20,000 women. A lesser-known chapter of his journey reveals a story that nearly prevented him from achieving numerous NBA records. From a […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are in the middle of their most difficult stretch of the season. Coming off a 25-point demolition at the hands of the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-less Oklahoma City Thunder, the Suns figured out the hard way that there was no rest for the weary, as they took on the New Orleans […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Daniel Gafford fell just short of surpassing NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain’s consecutive field goals made record. Gafford’s miss came within the first minute of Thursday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on a put-back attempt. It was a good effort, but the shot just did not fall. Gafford entered Thursday’s game […]

Daniel Gafford has been a godsend for the Dallas Mavericks; he may not be your modern big man who can shoot threes, but as a rim-running, rim-protector, he has been everything Luka Doncic and company ever wanted and more. Gafford, in addition to swatting plenty of shots, has been automatic near the rim, even in […]

It’s no secret that Victor Wembanyama is a future superstar in the league. The San Antonio Spurs rookie is dominating early on in his career as his skillset is off the charts. So much so, he’s caught the eye of Colin Cowherd who compared him to an NBA legend. Cowherd gave Wembanyama the ultimate praise […]

San Antonio Spurs superstar rookie Victor Wembanyama is unlike any player we’ve ever seen in the NBA, but a former NBA champion believes one of the game’s greatest legends is an apt comparison for the young Frenchman. Metta Sandiford-Artest, formerly known as Metta World Peace and Ron Artest, said he believes Wembanyama’s ceiling is pretty […]

Another day, another Nikola Jokic triple-double. At this point, it’s essentially like clockwork. What also seems like clockwork is Jokic’s knack for climbing the record books in multiple categories. On Sunday night, Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a 119-103 win over the Golden State Warriors. Jokic notched his third straight triple-double with 32 points, 16 […]

Throughout the NBA’s longstanding history, nobody has come close to Wilt Chamberlain’s record for most points in a single game, which he set at 100. In fact, the closest any player has ever gotten was when Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors back in 2006, with a handful of other players scoring […]

Victor Wembanyama has barely begun scratching the surface of unprecedented physical tools and burgeoning all-around talent that made him among the most hyped NBA draft prospects of all-time. After beginning his rookie season playing power forward almost exclusively, the San Antonio Spurs moved the 7’4 phenom to center in early December, a long-awaited decision that […]

The Sacramento Kings are on an absolute tear after losing to the Indiana Pacers. They have won four straight games and are looking to climb to the top of the Western Conference standings. Mike Brown’s schemes are coming to life as well as De’Aaron Fox’s on-court leadership. However, one person stood out in their win […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic is having a fantastic year. He’s the father of a newborn baby. He’s setting trends in hair styling. Now, the Mavericks star is posing for pictures Wilt Chamberlain style after pouring in 73 points in a game, like it was absolutely nothing. Amazing, man. #MFFL pic.twitter.com/ioqjYljBmY — Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) […]

Joel Embiid played like a man possessed Monday night against the San Antonio Spurs at home. Those who were not able to watch the game can still have their mind blown away by just looking at the stats the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player put up against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. Embiid dropped 70 […]

In a season that has already seen its fair share of remarkable performances, Philadelphia 76ers’ center Joel Embiid has emerged as the focal point of awe and admiration. The latest accolade comes from former NBA player and teammate JJ Redick, who drew a historic comparison between Embiid’s current exploits and the legendary Wilt Chamberlain’s iconic […]

Knowing Luka Doncic’s history with the Phoenix Suns, basketball fans all over the nation awaited the Dallas Mavericks’ Christmas Day matchup against Devin Booker and Co. It did not disappoint, at least on the Mavs’ side. Behind yet another 50-point outing by Doncic, the Mavs took down the Suns. After the game, Luka put himself […]