Wilt Chamberlain & Bill Russell about their rivalry

Basketball legends Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain are interviewed and are talking about ther rivalry on the court. Obviously also featuring a lot of rare scenes from their epic matches. Giants of the game.

"Come Fly With Me" - Epic Michael Jordan video

"Great Basketball Videos" had covered Michal "Air" Jordan's epic "Come Fly With Me" video before. As some of the embedded videos do not work properly anymore; I put new videos for you up here.

The full length version of "Come Fly With Me" in one place: 

Rare footage from MJ's college years and also awesome highlights from Jordan's NBA career, the All-Star games and the one and only Dream Team. Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time and this is the best basketball videos of all time - or even one of the best sport videos of all time.

Enjoy the journey through Michael Jordan's epic basketball career.













Michael Jordan is a true basketball legend.

More videos featuring his Airness:

• Michael Jordan vs Dominique Wilkins - Epic Slam Dunk Contest 

• Jordan, Pippen and Rodman - Bull's Dream Team

• Highlights from Michael Jordan - Hall of Fame Induction

 

Dunking Legend Shawn Kemp - Reign Man Videos

Shawn Kemp a.k.a. the "Reign Man" was an awesome dunk machine back in the good old 1990s.

He was the Seattle SuperSonics' 1989 1st round pick of the NBA draft and - being extremely athletic and talented - quickly proofed to be a great pic.

This is a great feature by ESPN from 1992. Great basketball reporting. Already 20 years old ...



And another Shawn Kemp video with a series of epic slam dunks.

Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game - Out of reach?

Philadelphia 76ers [Google+ profile] ask whether you think any player will ever score 100 points again?

Sixers players, Doug Collins and other coaches touched on Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game and it's place in sports history. http://on.nba.com/zxtTMd 

My take:
"The Big Dipper" is out of reach.

Amazing stories about six true basketball legends

For once, this blog post is not dedicated to a great basketball video but to 6 great, classic articles (via slate.com) about 6 true basketball legends:

1. "Jordan's Moment" (David Halberstam • The New Yorker • December 1998 • on one of the great final acts in sports history)
2. "A Voice Crying in the Wilderness" (Tony Kornheiser • Sports Illustrated • April 1983 • on the self-inflicted torture of Rick Barry)
3. "A Fan's Notes on Earl Monroe" (Woody Allen • Sport • November 1977 • On the brilliance, and elusiveness, of the great Knicks point guard)
4. "We Are Grown Men Playing a Child's Game" (Gilbert Rogin • Sports Illustrated • November 1963 •  on the most successful player in league history, Bill Russell, who was also its most candid)
5. "Kobe Bryant Doesn't Want Your Love" (Mike Sager • Esquire • November 2007 • A rare glimpse of Kobe Bryant’s nonstaged private life)
6. "The Legend of Black Superman" (Rafe Bartholomew • Deadspin • June 2010 • The story of Billy Ray Bates, who had the talent to be an all-time great, but drank himself out of the league and ended up playing in the Philippines, where he had a few wild years before booze ended his career for good)

Great read!