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Book of Basketball 2.0

1. Wilt & Russ | Icons Club

Book of Basketball 2.0

The Ringer

Sports

4.85.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell are the founding members of the Icons Club. The big men navigated a completely different NBA than the one we know today and, along with stars like Oscar Robertson, put the league on course for unimaginable growth and success. Host: Jackie MacMullan Producers: Bobby Wagner, Noah Malale, Jonathan Kermah, Isaac Lee, Justin Verrier, and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Scott Somerville Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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that's just because I'm a bit of a homebody and I love a 5. But I think it's just the

0:39.1

holiday period. It's just for me, it's the most romantic period. And I think anyone who's

0:44.6

listened to my records will know that I'm quite a big fan of rowbacks.

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I spent the past year talking to some of the most decorated NBA players in the game. Their

1:03.5

ages span 6 decades, from Kevin Durant, who's 33 to 93-year-old Bob Coosie. And I've

1:10.6

tried to ask each of them, who is on your Mount Rushmore of NBA Greats? Almost everyone

1:17.3

includes the usual suspects. Magic, Jordan, LeBron.

1:25.0

But one of the answers surprised me. When I asked Julius Irving, Dr. J, he went old school

1:31.1

on me. I said his bell rustling, wilt Chamberlain,

1:35.1

and his Oscar Robertson, and his Jerry Weston, and his Elgin Bailer.

1:39.5

Wait, no MJ? Snubbing LeBron?

1:43.0

You can get to pick your team. And since it was, when I was 15 years old, those were the

1:49.0

guys, they would have made stay of the day and what they did and how they did it. It's

1:55.6

made an indelible impression on me, forever.

2:05.4

They've made a pretty strong impression on me, too.

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