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 ...

In fact, Wilt already did that as early as his high school years. It was at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia where Chamberlain first made his presence felt on the basketball scene.

They won nine championships during the decade, apart from one year when Wilt Chamberlain led the Philadelphia 76ers to the only non-Boston championship in 1967. Wilt was traded to the Los Angeles ...

Basketball Hall of Fame member Dr. Jack Ramsay was general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers from 1966-68, the final three years Wilt Chamberlain played for the 76ers.

Averaging 37.4 points, he broke Tom Gola's Philadelphia high school scoring record with 2,206 points. In November 1955, early in Chamberlain's freshman year at Kansas, Wilt Chamberlain averaged 29 ...

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

Each year, high school seniors in the Greater Philadelphia area can apply for ... and other signed Wilt Chamberlain Memorabilia. The Fund will continue implementing additional fundraising ...

These franchises first met as the Syracuse Nationals and Philadelphia Warriors with Philly native Wilt Chamberlain leading the way for his hometown team. After the Warriors relocated to San ...

In 1961, Chamberlain starred for the Philadelphia Warriors and was pitted ... As is often the case with Wilt stats like this, his team actually lost; the Knicks beat the Warriors, 136–135.

In his retirement, Dwyane Wade is venturing into the podcast world with his show, Wy Network. On Christmas Eve, Wade invited his former teammate and 2006 NBA Champion Dorell Wright to discuss one ...

Wilt Chamberlain dominated the NBA during the ... the center recorded 59 points and 36 rebounds in the Philadelphia Warriors' defeat to the Knicks - hauls that both set records for a December ...