Steve Aschburner
@AschNBA
Senior writer, http://NBA.com, in Chicago. Photo-bombed Wilt, '97. Raised KG from a Timberpup.
A scrum to be preserved years later in avatar fame on social media...
Even 24 years after retiring from the @NBA Wilt Chamberlain commanded a huge media presence at #NBAAllStar (1997, @NBA at 50, Cleveland)
Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, VJ Edgecombe and more made their first NBA impressions in Vegas 🙌 @AschNBA breaks down how the latest lottery picks performed this Summer on the NBA App! 📰: smart.link/sp6jfzzasv8q4
A league lowlight that permitted The Post to publicize Larry as our own. Terminating that format! We paid Larry $15,000.
My guy @PeterVecsey1 on point Wilt was the greatest athlete to ever play Basketball 🏀 and it's not even close . 10.9 100 Meter 49. 400 Meter 1.58 800 meter 56 ft shot put 51 ft triple jump 6-9 High Jump Volleyball 🏐 #wilt
Wilt Chamberlain at No. 9? What a disgrace. Would wager $2 that nobody at BR was alive when Wilt died in 1999, much less when he played. Somebody there please read a book about Wilt. His feats will never be matched, physically or statistically.
TOP 100 NBA PLAYERS OF ALL TIME🐐 1️⃣ MJ 2️⃣ LeBron 3️⃣ Kareem 4️⃣ Magic 5️⃣ Russell 6️⃣ Shaq 7️⃣ Duncan 8️⃣ Bird 9️⃣ Wilt 🔟 Steph 11 Kobe 12 Hakeem 13 KD 14 Oscar 15 West 16 KG 17 Jokić 18 Dirk 19 David Robinson 20 Dr J FULL B/R STAFF RANKINGS HERE: bit.ly/3IqHu2E
🐐
Most 30/30 Games in NBA History: 124 — Wilt Chamberlain 32 — Everyone else combined
Advocates for certain players not in HOF — Bonds, Clemens, ARod, Sosa, etc. — contend “everyone was using PEDs” in MLB’s so-called “Steroids Era.” So can we assume Pujols was part of “everyone” in those years (1990s-2000s)? Or is that just a lazy defense of real cheaters?
Do you think Albert Pujols will receive 100% of the votes during his HOF candidacy? Please quote
Cole Anthony has agreed on a contract buyout with Memphis and plans to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks once he clears waivers, per @ShamsCharania
Please read ! It could save a life!
Cute, fellas.
Klutch Sports paid affiliates will continue to try to rewrite history but when it's all said and done we will never forget that Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant were just built DIFFERENT! 🐐🐍🔥
7 games: 1962, 1966, 1969, 1970, 2016, 2025 6 games: 1963, 1993 Note: Elgin Baylor and Jerry West combined to score 502 points in the '62 Finals. Baylor also scored exactly 502 points BY HIMSELF in his 13 playoff games that spring.
Better Vision. Better Calls. Yes, we literally offer all NBA refs free LASIK.
First quarter. From 10-2 deficit that could have spoiled its night into a 22-7 run, key ingredients present and accounted for, for a lead Indiana never lost.
A spark from the bench powered the Pacers 🏎️ @AschNBA credits a balanced barrage of buckets in the second quarter as the driving force in Indy’s dominant Game 6 win. IND-OKC Game 7: Sunday at 8pm/et on ABC. 📰 smart.link/6xox10snp3k89
Bonus baby.
On June 19, 1954, the Washington Senators sign a 17-year-old Idaho kid named Harmon Killebrew. #Minnesota #Twins #MLB #OTD #1950s
Tyrese Haliburton hits 10 in a row during shootaround! Thunder or Pacers... who you got winning tonight? 🏆 OKC leads 3-2 I Game 6: 8:30pm/et on ABC