Did Wilt Chamberlain REALLY Score 100?

A breakdown of Wilt's "100" point night, and my reasoning for its legitimacy.
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[@jonnyarnett]

What are thoughts on Wilt's 100 point game?

[@i_fuze_hostages6]

Mild skepticism

[@markjackson6431]

it definitely happen. i’m not one of those ignorant people who believes everything i see online. i do my research. plus i’m not on social media often so i don’t see those outrageously stupid takes.

[@jrr3787]

@@i_fuze_hostages6I bet you also think the sun revolves around the earth.

[@silver-eyedfox7713]

If I had to bet on any sports record that will stay unbroken, it’s that one.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

It happened it's a fact lol. Wilt's stats are very inflated as a result of primarily pace and playing as much of the game as possible but he's still one of the greatest athletes ever in this sport period. One anecdote is Wilt tore his patellar tendon 14 games into the 1970 season, he returned in 4 months and played the entirety of the playoffs and actually played well especially coming back from that injury in 1970. For reference Bernard King tore his ACL in the mid 80s and missed a whole season.

[@southwest1988]

Yes he definitely did ! Bill Russell stated “ glad it wasn’t on us “

[@EvilMendes]

Nor would be able to lol

[@pinkruntz]

this just confirms bill was in on the bit

[@JohnnyRodgers3]

​@@pinkruntz youre a fool😂

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Its always somebody with an anime pfp. Always lol.

[@chris.d_6705]

😂😂 that quote by bill might be the best evidence their is...

[@rheem5794]

This is just another example of 10 year olds trying to diminish any great player that didn't play after 2015.

[@davonbenson4361]

Exactly!

[@Realest1ne]

More like 20 year olds with the minds of 10 year olds

[@rheem5794]

@Realest1ne Yeah, the only reason I didn't mention them is because I see more teenagers making these ridiculous statements. I mean they so stupid that by their own logic they shouldn't exist because they didn't see their grandparents and parents having sex. It's beyond repair with this younger generation mentalities.

[@JaKingScomez]

Im not 10

[@rheem5794]

@JaKingScomez You must be because if you aren't you wouldn't be offended. But, even if you aren't the point still remains about how you mfs love coming into sports debates and don't even know what you talking about. I bet you don't even know who George Mikan is outside of what some idiot so called sports analyst said when they call him a plumber but you mfs will count those 5 titles he won but discount his impact. Pathetic excuses for so called fans.

[@mysterygamermgclues8864]

THANK YOU, i'm glad the radio broadcast got mentioned. I find it odd how people tend to not refer to it when discussing the 100 point game, Basketball is not even my main sport of interest and even myself has known of the audio

[@Gixsir]

I always wondered if that was available since it’s usually stated in these videos there’s no video of it

[@jordanjenkins1671]

Basketball is my main sport of interest and yet I didn't know about the audio until today 😳

[@DarkSideMaceWindu]

​@jordanjenkins1671 You didn't know that basketball was and still is broadcasted on the radio?

[@TheMarslMcFly]

@@jordanjenkins1671 Basketball is my second main sport and I also had no idea. Thinking about it, it of course makes sense that the Game was broadcasted on Radio, that just was the way you usually got your Sports at the time, but I genuinely never thought about it in the context of this Game, hence why I never looked it up.

[@user-lh1oo9nu4n]

Teams were averaging 120 in the 60s without 3s and young bucks disrespecting like they couldnt ball smh

[@trutru9018]

It was no defense. It's was a race up and down the court.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

@@trutru9018That doesn't mean "no defense." that's an indication of pace. Just like playing iso ball is not an indication of "defense." It is a slower pace. Now you know.

[@randomperson2540]

Im so confused on people thinking that this is fake, we have footage of wilt having multiple 70 games, and we all agree he has the most 50 point games. And youre telling me he cant get 100 not once?

[@Michiiigring]

i think it happend but to explain it for you as to why ppl come to the conclusion that it is fake: 70 points are still 30 away from 100 and its not like a 5 point performance that is 25 points away from 30, the 30 points after 70 are so much harder since 99 percent of players never score that much. Secondly he scored exactly 100 points not 99 not 101 exactly 100. Thirdly i think back then they didnt always count the points per player as thightley as today, it might just be, that they awarded some of his teammates baskets to wilt bc they forgot who scored it since the nba wasnt about stats that much back then. Also the nba had good reason not to exactly lie but maybe count in favour of wilt in order to get media attention and more money since that game would create headlines. Furthermore there are some inconsistencys. Wilt said he scored all the way till the end of the time clock running out, but in the radio brodcast of the 4th quarter the commentator talks abt how ppl are storming the field. And sure ppl are hot from the line sometimes but that was unheard of, again i personally think it happend but for all the listed reasons it might not have

[@jiyghkjsduhjkbkb]

@@Michiiigring they aint gonna lie for a black man in the 60s

[@taetrrtot6205]

​@@Michiiigring I understand you believe it happened. This is just my counter to that logic. Wilt was never a great free throw shooter and had multiple 70 point games, in his hundred points game he made 25 free throws 70 +25 gets you 95 points. So if this 70 point night happened to land on a day he was absurdly hot from the line (which is definitely possible) would place him so close to 100 it's very possible for him to reach it

[@randomperson2540]

@Michiiigring fair point, but for all the records he broke, somehow the 100 point is the one that's out of line just doesn't make sense to me.

[@bossmafia9008]

​@@taetrrtot6205Actually he made 28 out of 32 FTs

[@will-sully]

The "if it's not on KZbin then it can't have happened" generation 😞

[@Eric_Reborn]

Lmao exactly. People really think that. Apparently by that logic the civil war, Abraham Lincoln getting assassinated, slavery, etc. Never happened. These cynics really need to snap back to reality.

[@GarkKahn]

Also i'm sure they really believe the world didn't had colors back then

[@sakshamdwivedi4273]

@@GarkKahn lol true

[@RASHON49]

Its more just unbelievable. No one has done it since. Not even close tbh even, beyond that theres no footage at all. I mean deniable plausible at least. They have games filmed from the 1800s bro they got mlk and the moon landing. They have most other sports in tape from that time just the one time someone did something that no one has ever done theres no proof but 7 people who saw it? Come on 😂😂

[@alexisramirez3338]

​@@RASHON49Did you watch the vid?

[@cuginoeddie8677]

Embid scored 71 pts despite not playing for 12 mins that game. The same 12 mins Wilt scored 29 in the 4th. We obviously now know it’s doable.

[@brucesmith1544]

because Wilt's coach put the whole bench in to foul the other team to get the ball back...not happening today

[@cuginoeddie8677]

@@brucesmith1544 regardless, that woujd happen today if anyone else comes close to scoring 100. No team wants to be the team who lets a guy drop 100 on them. Embid and Doncic a few days later proved it can be done (especially with 3s) if one plays the full 48.

[@tommasoscatolini3209]

Furthermore, giannis a few months ago went 32/32 from the free throw line

[@dougburns7182]

Inflation no D OFFENSE

[@Batmayne__]

Nah facts if some players weren’t restricted by minutes we would’ve seen it a few times. In our lifetimes.

[@TieOnRadish]

His team scored 169 points that game. 100 points is roughly 59% of the team's score which isn't exactly nothing unusual. For context, Kobe scored 81 points out of his team's 122 points that game which is roughly 66.4% of the team's score.

[@HunterTogata]

When kobe got 81 points he did so in the most slowest era point wise because od the defense and intensity .

[@Nazoto]

​@@HunterTogata So... What you're saying is it's possible

[@firecat3613]

Consider another reality... You are the PG for an NBA team. You have a player the defense can't seem to stop. He scores nearly every time you pass him the ball. Who are you passing to every time the opportunity arises?

[@chunky9791]

11:52 164 points scored but I get your point my guy

[@TieOnRadish]

@@chunky9791 It's actually 169. It's just a bad hand writing haha

[@cyrillesu]

Harvey Pollack is literally a Day 1 NBA employee and has more credibility as a stats keeper than almost anyone ever, having been credited for making many basic stats like steals, blocks, turnovers, and offensive rebounds official stats. To say that he straight up *lied* about the 100 point game even with the Philadelphia bias is to discredit a literal legend of the sport who made it possible to quantify the game to the extent that we do now.

[@michlo3393]

That means absolutely nothing to the generation of people who decide that if they don't believe something, then it didn't happen. Apparently, to them, reality is just an opinion.

[@nicholaschan4481]

Should mention that the opposing team would also have to be in on it. How do you convince them to get publicly humiliated and put in the record books for all time?

[@joshchambers5163]

They didn't care about stats back in the day they barely took stats an is certainly wasn't very accurate

[@universalplayz7496]

​@@joshchambers5163you do realize peoppe have cared for thier numbers for thosuands fo years? You think it's some modern thing lol

[@Sinreher]

​@@joshchambers5163They literally started fouling Chamberlain's teammates to take the ball away from him

[@jonathank786]

Trust me bro the Leauge wasn’t nearly as big back then😅certainly wasn’t faked or planned when he dropped 100 he was on a three game streak of 50+ games

[@Sinreher]

@@jonathank786 It was a 60+

[@Alex23__]

Gen Z guy here but I love being educated by someone that knows their shit

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

Thank you for being more interested in listening than talking.

[@stanleyi3706]

Same bro

[@mr.longjohn0014]

Same. I’m 20 but can’t stand misinformation or when casuals speak on things they don’t know stuff about.

[@levidezern3190]

Never buy the bullshit that Jordan is the goat this is why because of wilt

[@jasonnelson6624]

​@@levidezern3190ironic how a flock of sheep refer to Jordan as the goat 😂

[@EddieJames9999]

Wilt is the guy that everyone tries to adjust down to make themselves feel better about their hero not doing what he did.

[@stanleykwan7759]

Looking from the other side of the picture, there's no way the Knicks would admit that Wilt dropped 100 on them if that didn't happen.

[@IamnotfromUSA]

True

[@Chooopy]

It’s the same with the space race. Moon landing deniers all want to say it was fake and blah blah we never went to the moon. Except the Soviets themselves acknowledged that it happened. If there’s going to be one staunch denying naysayer, it would be your literal nemesis. If they don’t deny it, then it should be a big indication of its validity.

[@danielkarcis1174]

Looking at it from the other other side every superstar is just ai and the last 20 years of basketball didnt happen. Everybody in the dtands was ai and anyone that says they were there is just lying.

[@dericksmith1267]

This man pulled more facts out then the genius book of world record, Webster dictionary, and google 🔥🔥🔥

[@user-cn8nu6lq4w]

Genius book of world records? :/ Not saying this wasn' solid info, it was, but for anyone who's followed up on Wilt's career and his 100-point game, it's known stuff. The meatriding is overkill. Find a less unoriginal way to compliment people.

[@lastgiddon]

It is "Guinness" not "Genius"

[@aitornavarro6597]

Guinness not genius

[@truthyahweh9877]

​@user-cn8nu6lq4w geeze judgmental much?

[@alex4833]

Awesome video, Jonny! Great counterarguments and great job debunking the conspiracy theories. I am a millennial and I appreciate your discussions about NBA history. There is so much to learn about the league and the game. It's fascinating and intriguing. Have a great Thursday :)

[@southwest1988]

Wilt Chamberlain to average 50 ppg with crowded low block and more crowded lanes with hatchets 🪓 defenders that will beat you up and without 3 pointers is insane !!!! Wilt Chamberlain definitely did score 100 points !!!!!! How many other players would even pass 70 points without 3 pointers ? Wilt Chamberlain was a machine a Demi god like stamina

[@taetrrtot6205]

​@@Eddy-nv3zx please explain how

[@kylepatrick2231]

​@@Eddy-nv3zx that's like saying Michael Jordan would be a dunking Mathisse Thybulle in today's 3-point oriented game. I.e., that's the dumbest shit I've ever heard - surely no real person could genuinely have this ridiculous belief?

[@kylepatrick2231]

@@Eddy-nv3zx precisely! That is my point 😀 please detect the irony.

[@southwest1988]

@@Eddy-nv3zx name the weak era reasons ? Are we still human or did we evolve to aliens 👽? How did the defense skillfully evolve if you can’t touch a player today ?

[@DesmondOBrien24]

@@kylepatrick2231totally agree with you

[@mirrorportal1587]

Great video as always! Coming from a Gen Z’er, I like to get a more broad view of most things, sports included. This style of content is good.

[@samjacob1310]

Jonny! This was amazing! This deep dive was fantastic! You are our top basketball historian! 🙏

[@XaviorJordan]

I dont discuss ANY ball with people saying it didnt happen. Just not worth the energy. "ThErEs BaBe RuTh FoOtAgE WILt iS FaKe" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JaKingScomez]

ThErEs WiLt FoOtAgE

[@joshchambers5163]

Wilt is well known to embellish his accomplishments. Biggest ego to play the game equal with lebron

[@universalplayz7496]

​@@joshchambers5163 what else are you supposed to do whe people try to find 10000 different ways to discredt what you did? We got the go tos like Oh he played in 60s Oh he played againist plumbers Oh he played againidt 6 foot dude If all people gonana do is discredit what he did by blatantly lying hows wilt at fault for tryna make what he did sound actually correct Sure some thing he said prob werent true But alot of things he actually did people just dont accept

[@troliskimosko]

@@joshchambers5163This has nothing to do with what Wilt has said. Nada. Zip. It’s literally on record.

[@jasonnelson6624]

​@@joshchambers5163Wilt did embellish. But guess what there is recorded documented results. From his track and field meet, games, even his work out with the Chiefs. So what does it matter if he exaggerated no one is basing anything on what he said.

[@Ryan-kw7gj]

This is why I love your channel!

[@sdscipio]

Great work As usual you have very well researched information and very great PoV and content 🏀🙌🏽🎉🥂

[@maxdobasquete]

I'm already subscribed and a fam of your channel! But THIS ONE is one of the BEST videos about basketball I've ever seen!!! 30 years of basketball here and I give you 40 points at ANY NIGHT at 47 years of age!!! KEEP UP YOUR EXCELLENT WORK!!!

[@richardjackson5670]

Kudos Jonny! One of your best videos to date! 😅

[@GoldenChild27]

I'm a millennial and your my favorite basketball story teller

[@davekunkel101]

Nice work. I enjoy watching your videos.

[@cumbusta9175]

I seen this one guy make a TikTok about it and he was jokingly saying that why would they give such a record to a black man back in that time. But if you really think about it that makes a lot of sense. There’s no way they would lie and give such a prestige record to a black man in the Jim Crow era. Which leads me to believe he really dropped 100

[@roukenthesaiyan]

Perfectly explained. Excellent job !

[@silver-eyedfox7713]

Awesome work, love this channel

[@kidtristan4073]

we needed this video

[@LMXPebble]

Poor zoomers on TikTok think they're detectives when they're actually just fools.

[@brianvalencia7717]

Yea, the majority of them have the belief that "If I didn't 'see' it, it never HAPPENED", which makes them VOLUNTARILY IGNORANT to historical FACTS!

[@celtics17banners84]

Great video. Hopefully it blows up because a lot of naive people need to see this

[@august6281]

im glad, we have the same perspective of Wilt's "insane" stats.

[@jonnyarnett]

For me, it’s impressive and inflated at the same time. I feel the same way when a guy drops 70 today. I appreciate his talent to do it, but I also recognize that its an offensively inflated era

[@11DowningStreet]

​@@jonnyarnett70 in this era is more impressive than a 70 by wilt imo, given how many fewer possessions and play time is needed now, plus how efficient it is now. luka scored 73 on 91% true shooting, which is wild

[@jupitervideos7702]

​@11DowningStreet I disagree. Defense has been heavily restricted in the 2019+ Era, and the 3 point line (which didn't exist in Wilt's era) is used more frequently than in all other eras inflating scores.

[@danielkarcis1174]

​@@jupitervideos7702defense has been heavily restricted since 2005

[@danspawn85]

Harvey also recorded Wilt's Quintuple-double 53 Points, 32 Rebounds, 14 Assists, 24 Blocks, And 11 Steals

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

That stat line is even more impressive than scoring 100 points.

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

Well steals and blocks weren’t recorded back then so it’s not official

[@SalvationofYAH]

Doesn’t get any better with the proof shown in this video. Great job Jonny as always

[@ChrisRobba]

I recently saw a video that included important details of this game. When wilt got to 70 he was tired and had no intention of getting 100 but the crowd was chanting “we want 100” his team was doing everything they could to get him the ball, the other team was trying to freeze the ball and take turns fouling to stop him anyway they could. I always assumed he was selfish and the other team wasn’t trying but every guy on both teams was trying everything to stop it or make it happen and the whole building was going crazy, a historical night for everyone there.

[@jasonnelson6624]

After the game he rode with a few of the Knicks players and they got on him. Saying how could you score 100 on us and how disrespectful that was. He ended up apologizing to them. There is a lot of information that says Wilt was selfish and only cared about stats. But a lot of his teammates say that wasn't true or their experience.

[@iamhungey12345]

It does help change some perspective on the guy.

[@jasonnelson6624]

@@iamhungey12345 Wilt was misunderstood a lot. They would label him selfish and only caring about his stats. Just to then say he chokes for not scoring more in the playoffs. Didnt matter if he out preformed his individual opponent. It really bothered him that no matter what he does he can't win everyone over. In a lot of ways he is similar to Kd. Both won championships so people can't use it against, and to removing any doubt as to how great they are. Two guys who shouldn't care what people think or say about them yet they both care a lot.

[@danbhakta]

4:42 Let this sink in...The media is moaning about the current scoring outburst when a guy dropped four consecutive 60+ pt games back in the day.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

Difference is, that one guy was doing it back then. Now there are numerous guys doing it one time.

[@DarkSideMaceWindu]

The media is more moaning about the rules and how the officials interpret and apply those rules more than anything. Plus it has more to do with the over glorification of the gross style of basketball that was the 90s/early 2000s more than anything. Scoring now is in line with how it was from the 60s through the 80s.

[@danbhakta]

@@DarkSideMaceWindu I like the way you think.

[@mlmf2012]

You know if players today could just average 48 minutes a night they'd probably score 100 points too. But too many times people forget stamina is an actual athletic stat, and not a single player in nba history other than wilt lasted 48 minutes night in night out for all 82 games, and did it in the highest paced era of all time! Todays players cant even give us 40 minutes back to back without crying for load management lmao. 😂

[@Batmayne__]

Facts… then when u look at the box score for both teams it kinda makes sense, because of the high volume of scoring today. I agree with the minutes restriction but I kinda disagree w the stamina argument… because the same players we watch today could play pick up all day without getting tired.

[@ShooterSanoff]

There is a radio call of the game. There was maybe 10,000 people there in Hersey Pennsylvania and they didn’t tape many games back then (remember before Bird and Magic in the 80’s games were tape delayed) and after Wilt scored 100 on the Knicks he took the bus back with them to New York instead of Philly with his team because he liked the clubs better in NY.. Wilt was a god and it’s sad that this new gen needs to tear him down because his numbers are so godly

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

4,000 people. They didn’t tape many games at all. Much less a meaningless late season game in rural Pennsylvania

[@3none]

To hell with that..how did Lisa Lesley score 100pts in one half of a high school game. 🤯🤯🤯

[@XaviorJordan]

Made the other team forfeit.... now THATS insane

[@UsedShovel]

i actually always really like hearing your perspective because so many older players get disrespected being called plumbers and all that shit and it's completely unfair to them. people are nuts talking like the older generations were trash compared to today and that shit is just not true so im glad you always value all of basketball history not just recent stuff

[@cesarcaloi]

As someone who teaches history, I think what we are facing here is the classical problem of anachronism, people have the tendency to believe that they are living in the best moment in time and that everyone and everything that came before is to result in this specific glorious moment (try to explain to a class of 13 years old that their opinion is simply not better than that of everyone who ever lived haha) I remember that when Pelé passed away, there was a montage of him doing dribbles that modern players do, but that was 70 years ago... And it was hard to keep the narrative that he was playing against gardeners, bricklayers that only played futebol part-time. I see the same thing happening with guys like Kareem, Chamberlain, Oscar, West... Thankfully, we have guys like you, a proper historian, doing the job of treating the history of the sport with an open mind and respect.

[@jasonnelson6624]

I agree and that was my opinion too. But what I find interesting is this isn't the same for other sports here in the US. Look at babe Ruth for baseball. Boxing is Muhammad Ali. Basketball fan really don't appreciate the sports history for some reason. When someone mentions Wilt another will say yeah but he played with bums.

[@calvindomin441]

I just think the “footage” looked suspicious as fuck lol

[@jasonnelson6624]

@@calvindomin441 Wilts footage or all older footage in general?

[@calvindomin441]

@@jasonnelson6624 good question. I think old footage has an odd look to it in general especially when we use our technology to try and “update” or alter it to be clearer. Some of the people in that wilt video straight up looked like AI tho and that’s what kinda scares me too. Where is the point where we genuinely can’t tell the difference.

[@jasonnelson6624]

@@calvindomin441 I got an old black and white tv for you that will give you a horrible picture so you know it's legit. Lol I suppose all the fake stories don't help either.

[@joelco92]

You had me sold on the first part of the 1st point

[@khalfanjunim2982]

Point number three always gets made overlooked and I'm glad you brought it up in this video.

[@inaki6404]

These kind of perfect storms happen very often. Think about the Giannis 50 point game in the Finals. In a vacuum, you could say that it seems suspicious that a notable bad free throw shooter suddenly went 17/19 in the biggest game of his life to win an NBA championship (also, right on the 50th anniversary of the Bucks' only trophy???). The NBA is where amazing happens.

[@cjtheautisticbarber5542]

Just want to put on record; I am a millennial and I’m a fan of your channel. And I think you are one of the goats because of your basketball knowledge. Keep it up 👍

[@Realest1ne]

The logic that these kids use to discredit Wilt’s 100 point game is basically….”Nobody today has done it. So it didn’t happen”

[@elijahmorris9864]

Another factor to consider is that the game was played in Hershey Pennsylvania not in Philadelphia or in New York City. This was because the NBA was trying to increase its fan base by holding games outside of the teams home cities.

[@psalmerperena4120]

Honestly, Wilt's possible quintuple double is more unbelievable but barely anybody talks about it let alone criticize it like the 100 point game. But I still believe that quintuple double happened when it was recorded by one of the NBA's greatest statisticians and source of historical records Harvey Pollack. Being a Gen Z myself, there is no question that Wilt belongs in the GOAT conversation.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

It kills me when people think Wilt Chamberlain wouldn't be good today. He wouldn't be as dominant but he'd still absolutely be one of the best players in the league. He was one of the most freakish athletes in human history _and_ knew how to play the game.

[@erockerr7899]

I wish they were legitimately counting all those stats back then. I know pollack was but they weren't tracking them. It would be crazy to see how many blocks and steals wilt and Russell got. They would be the all time leaders by a long shot

[@larsp8665]

During the NBA at 50 in 1997 I had a CD soundtrack that has a bunch of NBA stuff on it. The audio from wilt's 100 point game was on there. I dislike this new era sometimes because if it isn't on video to them it doesn't exis

[@jrr3787]

The only people that deny Wilt's 100 are those with recency bias who can't stand the fact that the older game and it's players were just better. For the most part, today's player's are more athletic. Wilt was an exception, but more athletic does not necessarily translate to better play. Today's players are playing the game the NBA gives them, so it's not all their fault, but the NBA hasn't been worth watching in decades.

[@MRWEDAWEST]

You're crazy.

[@jrr3787]

@@MRWEDAWESTWould you care to explain your reasoning? Gymnasts are better athletes than anyone in the NBA, yet very few people follow gymnastics. Athleticism isn't all that matters in basketball. Larry Bird is considered the GOAT by some, and even in today's watered down league, Jokic and Donca are tearing up the league and they are not jumping out the gym doing windmill 360s.

[@i_fuze_hostages6]

@@jrr3787 nobody says Larry is a top 5 player of all time

[@brianvalencia7717]

EXACTLY! Players of the past played with ACTUAL basketball IQ, competitiveness, and strategy.....as opposed to modern "superstars" in THIS era play what's pretty much INSTINCTIVE freestyle basketball!

[@jrr3787]

@@i_fuze_hostages6Lol, almost everyone does.

[@christyler6234]

I’m that Gen Xer that didn’t even know people doubted this.

[@TheDarkbluerock]

As a millenial I love digging through the history of basketball and I think it's ridiculous that you even have to make a video like that!

[@jonnyarnett]

It does feel ridiculous to have to make this video, but it’s all over, man. Pat Mcafee’s show on ESPN was talking about whether or not it’s fake, Mike Korzemba (one of the biggest BBall KZbinrs) made a short about it possibly being fake, and it’s ALL over TikTok with people claiming it’s fake. If left unchecked by people who know the details, that narrative will only grow stronger over time.

[@TheDarkbluerock]

@@jonnyarnett Oh absolutely! Now I have facts compiled in a video to refer people to, when I come across another comment stating that "it was fake"

[@payrysdoscs4903]

@@jonnyarnett oop 👀 beef with Korzemba incoming?

[@aminuabdullahi5922]

THANK YOU

[@jdm2339]

I'm entirely STUPEFIED anytime anyone claims that 100 was fake. Like seriously.... how DUMB do you have to be to think that? lol. Great vid brother!

[@derekhiemforth]

it absolutely happened. Even aside from all of the evidence in the video, there was no shortage of people who didn't like Wilt back at the time. If it was being said that he scored 100 in a game, and he really didn't, TONS of people would have been happy to say that and shove Wilt under the bus. All this crap about "it never happened" didn't start until YEARS later. It's nonsense.

[@itsTwizz14]

I seen kobe score 81 with my own eyes so its possiple somebody dropped 100 if devin booker can drop 71 😂😂😂

[@frodosamuel4102]

I'm tellin' y'all.. the best basketball journalist ever.. jonny freekin' arnett.. the most thorough and impartial basketball head out there.. you gotta have a national spot somewhere.. not espn tho, they'd just sully yous

[@3631956406]

The problem with the "Per Minutes" stats is that stamina is not considered. I don't see think that all players would keep the same intensity if they play every single minute of the season. I think that stats would drop, at least a little bit. So that makes Wilt stats even more impressive.

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

People are annoyed that nobody took video on their iPhone and posted it to KZbin in 1962.

[@1coolcado]

This makes me realize although still very impressive a perfect storm of things had to happen to achieve this. This is possible in todays game but would have to be a specific scenario like this.

[@dan_druff2470]

love ur videos as a young nba fan how much should what era someone played effect how you rank them ? is it unfair to compare a wilt to an embiid, should we value how good someone was for their time or how good they are period

[@jellybeans336]

usually season highs are double the season average for a player. if you doubt the 100 then might as well say he actually only averaged 30ppg that season

[@ForEducationalPurposesOnly]

the radio broadcast is available. i dont get why this is a debate

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Because few people know how to critically think. All you have to do is give many people 3 "facts" and they'll become convinced of something.

[@JM-tj5qm]

4:43 "Another thing to consider is that Wilt Chamberlain was absurdly hot" Well, that explains some of his records.

[@matthewdambrogio6573]

Ok I’m Ngl I jut didn’t think it happened cause it sounded weird that the nba wouldn’t have a 100 point game on video but u have shown me that this is a real game that happened

[@apollyon1]

His opponents knew it was happening, hated that it was happening to them, did everything to stop him, and congratulated him afterwards because they weren’t dickheads. Just because it wasn’t filmed.

[@victorvaughan2590]

Do his 10,000 bodies stat next

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

I thought it was 20,000 ❓

[@michaelthreepeat]

It's actually 40 000 boobs.

[@user-cn8nu6lq4w]

...okay so this A.) isn't a stat and B.) is not something that actually happened, unlike his 100-point game. Wilt once told someone "what's an extra "0" between friends?" Not sure why you'd preoccupied with this.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

​​​@@user-cn8nu6lq4wI'm not sure why you think someone making an obvious joke is "preoccupied" with something. Actually if anyone seems preoccupied by here it's you. You obviously looked into it enough to discover a quote from Wilt about it. Weirdo.

[@samuelperezgarcia]

I appreciate that you took the time to address the idiotic ramblings of TIKTOKERS of all people. I'm sorry, but the argument should have been over once "Tik Tok" was mentioned. At least, not taking seriously. But since many youngsters are susceptible to anything, this video is important. Thank you. Now, if someone can make a similar video addressed to Kyrie Irving about the Flat Earth...

[@GTkGaeT]

It's like ones don't believe about Moon landing

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

Wilt had a hot hand for FT's leading up to his 100 point game. (2/25) 67 pts on 17/22 FT shooting (2/27) 65 pts on 15/20 FT shooting (2/28) 61 pts on 13/17 FT shooting (3/2) 100 pts on 28/32 FT shooting (3/4) 58 pts on 10/16 FT shooting

[@monsieurchef2212]

I believe you mr jonny

[@sidjones16]

Like the video! This video should have more likes!

[@Davpo2973]

Great video. There’s a fella on X that claims the statisticians for bulls home games in the 1987-88 season was cooking the books to give Jordan more steals. Thoughts?

[@sportscardsandthings]

modern NBA does it with assists, and rebounding is not as difficult as it was in previous eras - folks place too much faith in statistical comparisons these days

[@Davpo2973]

@@sportscardsandthings he thinks it’s more sinister than that. Claims Jordan was paying the guy off

[@pheeel17]

I don't care if people wanna say Wilt played against short white plumbers or whatever. No matter what, you have to respect playing every minute of every game for an entire season. 48 minute average. That is unheard of. He would still be elite today just using that endurance. Dude could run up and down the court nonstop, literally.

[@bleedingcrystal4722]

It’s truly amazing the denial that exists just because people can’t wrap their brain around how good Wilt truly was. If the hockey GOAT was as fiery of a debate people would say the same about Gretzky. Same for Simone Biles. Yes it’s possible that someone is THAT much better than everyone else.

[@Johnadams20760]

to adjust for MJ you also have to adjust down for his 3 opinters

[@michaelbarnes2126]

People who are haters of the history of the game and its former players are illogical. Just like saying this era of the league is the best it’s ever been 😂

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

Players today are no doubt much more skilled than back then. But that doesn’t mean guys back then weren’t special

[@michaelbarnes2126]

@@CodeineAbdulJabbar how when 90% of the league can’t hit a mid range jumper?

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

@@michaelbarnes2126 bruh what? They can easily hit a mid range jumper. But the game these days is driven by analytics. Mid range jumpers are inefficient. Layups and dunks give you the same 2 points and if you step back a few feet you can get 3. That’s how the game is played. A lot of Guys are hitting 3s at the same rate that guys used to hit mid range shots.

[@michaelbarnes2126]

@@CodeineAbdulJabbar but yet teams give up the mid range jumper and most players can’t not make it. You not gonna do something and tell me you are so good that you don’t have to, when numerous times in playoffs has shown that is false. As much as analytics try to drive the mid range shot away it’s still relevant today, which is why all those players keep choking now many than often these days. The jump shot has too much variance on it and isn’t that reliable unless you are the greatest shooter in the world and most are not. So it’s still beneficial to shoot inside the 3 point line.

[@michaelbarnes2126]

And if guys really were hitting the 3 as much as they hit the 2 point shots there would be much better 3 point shooters in the league not everyone has a 40% 3 point shooter on their roster. Stop lying please lol

[@eric02156]

People who don't believe this happened are ridiculous and haters of one of the greatest NBA players in the game.. Even Kobe & Shaq on video said he was the Goat!

[@truckboy14]

The only thing that makes me skeptical is that he supposedly shot 28/32(88%) from the free throw line. What are the odds that a career 50% free throw shooter who at his worst shot 38% from the line in a season shoots 88% from the line at a volume of 32 shots. Almost astronomically unlikely.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

Wilt had a hot hand for FT's leading up to his 100 point game. (2/25) 67 pts on 17/22 FT shooting (2/27) 65 pts on 15/20 FT shooting (2/28) 61 pts on 13/17 FT shooting (3/2) 100 pts on 28/32 FT shooting (3/4) 58 pts on 10/16 FT shooting

[@bestoftwiceanditzylivehd5405]

I believe you bro. Maybe Abraham Lincoln was not assassinated after all.

[@truckboy14]

@@bestoftwiceanditzylivehd5405 What🤣

[@user-jw5qj8kv2y]

Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for most points scored in a single game in NBA history with 100. No other player has reached or surpassed that record. The only one that came close was the late Kobe Bryant, who scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. After 62 years, it remains a tough challenge for an NBA player to break this record. However, fans still question whether Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points. The main point of their doubt is that there is no video footage of this matchup, which wasn't televised or broadcast by any TV channel. Thus, doubters say there is no proof of his 100-point game and that it never happened.

[@Eddy-nv3zx]

In a weak era

[@MarsofAritia]

is this ai generated?

[@ThalassicMeasure]

It was absolutely real. Didn't he average 50 points a game that season, no 3 pointers? Along with 26 rebounds a game, and who knows how many blocks? The vast majority of his scoring came from a medium range turn around fade away. Wilt did it all with terrible coaches and average teammates, including multiple Finals against the Celtics (a team with how many Hall of Famers?). When he finally had good coaching and teammates, Wilt won Championships. Nothing fake about it.

[@nohbuddy1]

3 point didn't exist then

[@ThalassicMeasure]

That's exactly what I said. Wilt averaged 50 points a game without the benefit of 3 pointers@@nohbuddy1

[@gettinggains1364]

Bro there’s audio too prove it like what hell he was that good

[@Rodanguirus]

Look, I grew up in the '90s. I never knew a world without cable TV. But it's not that hard for me to imagine a world with only a few channels, and how the hundreds of games per season played in a sport that was semi-popular may not get comprehensive coverage on those 3 channels. It just baffles me that some zoomers out there can't wrap their heads around this

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

I’m just 25 years old. But I very much respect the older legends of the game. It just blows my mind the lack of respect younger folks give to these legends.

[@seinfan9]

Wilt is the only athlete in all of sports that gets dismissed as some mythical figure. I think that only adds to his legendary legacy.

[@willphill419plus1]

Another point about wilts free-throw that game. Wilt was doing underhand shots, that season. That's why he was 60% that season.

[@giorgiodechambre6798]

Thank you so much for doing a Wilt Chamberlain video, I think he is the GOAT, but sometimes feel as though it's biased towards Jordan or LeBron.

[@kirkiedakingpin]

It happened

[@jiveturkey9494]

In my 20s but even my grandfather would tell me about doctor j and wilt and bill also been a basketball historian I don’t understand how anybody could question this? Especially if you know pace of play and what others had Elgin Baylor at 37 it’s not the most insane thing

[@joeyjo-joshabadu9636]

It's in the record book, so yes he did.

[@MJIZZEL]

9:20 ive tried to point this out to you before many times but its nkt just jordan rookie season missing footage, its over 50% of his games in the 80's all together .

[@jonnyarnett]

For sure. I just gave an example that people could quickly try to look up and verify themselves

[@MJIZZEL]

@@jonnyarnett you wanna know what else seems to be hard to find? Shaq games vs Dwight Howard early in Dwight career when Shaq was in Miami. I've found the box scores and I know they played multiple times and this is Shaq while still in decent shape but the footage is nowhere to be found bro.

[@ozzmania08]

I absolutely believe it.

[@AaronMichaelLong]

How about "Nobody who attended the game denied it."? Seriously, there were over 4,000 people in the stands that night, and *none* of them disputed the account of the game in the newspaper the next day. No letter to the editor, no articles about outraged fans and corrupt scorekeeping, no Knick fans complaining of a rigged game. You're trying to tell me that not only is this account made up, but they got 4,000 members of the public to go along with it? Get real.

[@joshchambers5163]

No one is counting the players score in the stands. If someone is scoring all game and is everywhere no one is gonna question even if they did what proof would they have? You arr very simple minded

[@AaronMichaelLong]

​@@joshchambers5163That is *absurd*. How many NBA games have been in the past 50 years where there was an error at the scorer's table discovered? The last example I can find is a Pacers - Lakers game from 2017 which the NBA corrected after the fact, because Glenn Robinson III was awarded 3 points for a basket he made where he was over the line. You're telling me that all 4,143 fans in the stands ignored the scorekeeper pushing up the box score in between baskets, and literally no one noticed? Again, this whole premise requires the cooperation of the NBA, the fans, the opposing team, the press, and the U.S. government all colluding to inflate the legacy of a player who, to this day still holds 67 *other* unbroken individual NBA records.

[@mgdheavy]

I'm wondering how he shot free throws in that game. In the three games before he had also been very solid going 17/22, 15/20, and 13/17. 61-62 was also his highest FT%.

[@mgdheavy]

Also curious if his underhand free throws were better than the other ones. Just because it worked for Barry doesn't necessarily mean it would work for someone else.

[@meinhumor4217]

First time I have heard Johnny saying that he wasnt old enough to see something.

[@firecat3613]

IMO... the biggest news of this event is if someone - anyone - can come up with footage of the opposing team's locker room at half time. I would pay money to actually hear their coach asking the question, "Who the hell is supposed to be guarding Wilt?"

[@jackfrombkln]

Cheryl Miller scored 105 in high school and Wilt can’t score 100?! FOH

[@trutru9018]

Just stop.

[@owencampbell4876]

The only thing I disagree with is that the 100 point photo is the most iconic 😂

[@wmden1]

I have never been skeptical about this actually happening, for the reasons stated in this video, plus Wilt was entirely capable of scoring 100 plus points, especially with his teammates feeding him the ball in the last quarter. Not a doubt in my mind. If they had fed him the ball for the entire game, he probably would have topped 100, significantly.