There are some schools of thought who firmly believe that Hall of Fame big man Wilt Chamberlain is heavily slept on as the real GOAT. Well, Stephen A Smith just isn't one of those fellows.
On Wednesday's episode of First Take, the renowned ESPN broadcaster spewed some slander against the great Wilt Chamberlain. So much so, that even Stephen A himself knew that he was going to be crucified for his comments even before he uttered them:
“Good lord the basketball community, they ready to take me to the guillotine for saying this,” Smith stated. “I wanna emphasize this: I know how phenomenal Wilt Chamberlain is. I'm only holding one thing against Wilt Chamberlain. When we think about you and your era, we constantly think about Bill Russell and 11 rings. 11 to two. You can't mention Chamberlain without bringing up Russell, and when you bring up Russell, you bring up 11 rings.”
The First Take crew is in shock after @stephenasmith's hot take on Wilt Chamberlain 😳 pic.twitter.com/16MO8jbzB5
— First Take (@FirstTake) June 15, 2022
Smith is by no means throwing shade at Chamberlain's dominance as a player, but what Stephen A cannot overlook is how Wilt won just two titles. That's actually not bad considering how many great players never got a chip throughout their career. However, as Smith said over and over again, Chamberlain's two titles absolutely pale in comparison to Bill Russell and his 11 titles with the Boston Celtics.
Does he actually have a pint here?
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