{"id":1494131,"date":"2022-03-20T22:53:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T02:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1494131"},"modified":"2023-02-21T17:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T22:31:42","slug":"bill-russell-let-wilt-chamberlain-score-pad-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/bill-russell-let-wilt-chamberlain-score-pad-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Russell Would Let Wilt Chamberlain Score so He Could Pad His Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bill Russell versus Wilt Chamberlain<\/a> made up one of the greatest rivalries the NBA has ever seen. The two legendary centers faced off 94 times throughout their careers and 49 more times in the playoffs, and it was always a war in the paint whenever they guarded each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the two Hall of Famers were also good friends off the court, and Russell<\/a> once admitted he would let Chamberlain<\/a> pad his stats whenever games got out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a good pal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain had a friendly rivalry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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