So I was watching
this video of Wilt highlights, and in the first part, he looks more like a SF with all those fadeaways. Then he morphs into a finger rolling machine. Then he turns into one of the more athletic guys I've seen play. Then he starts throwing assists left and right.
In the words of the wise and might Syphon Filter, this guy is beastin'. And he had to be taller than 7'. He looks more like 7'5".
And then he goes and does
this. Blows my mind.
And then
here's a video of his vertical jump...wat. Not sure how much of that is legit, but it's pretty tight. Also, I lol'd at the way he high jumped.
Also, taken from this site:
Wilt's strength was legendary...Gus Johnson (a 60s, early 70s version of Charles Barkley) suffered a dislocated shoulder as a result of trying to dunk over Wilt.
Gus went flying in from the right side at a 45 degree angle, Wilt caught the ball cleanly with his left hand, threw Johnson to the floor, and dislocated Gus' shoulder in the process. Johnson became the only player in NBA history to suffer a dislocated shoulder because of a blocked shot.
Wilt also broke Johnny "Red" Kerr's foot with a dunk. The ball hit the floor (actually, Red's foot) with so much force that it broke some bones...Kerr immediately knew what happened. He started up the court, pretended to trip, and left the game because he didn't want anyone to know that Wilt's dunk broke some bones.
I mean, is that even possible? I believe that he dislocated Gus Johnson's shoulder, but breaking the bones in a dudes foot. with a basketball. wtf. While I was looking for a video of the dislocated shoulder block, I found
this and decided to leave it last for your viewing pleasure.
Have a good night ladies and gentlemen.
