Wilt Chamberlain's Biggest Secret | Sports Illustrated
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In his quest to locate his biological parents, adoptee Aaron Levi discovered his father may have been one of the most transcendent athletes of the 20th century, Wilt Chamberlain.
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Watching this makes me even more thankful for my father. He might not of made it to be a professional basketball player but he was a good father to me and he never left me.
I bet wilt had more than one kid
Sunny Sandhu yeah
yeah
Sunny Sandhu Thank god none of them picked up a basketball
he said he slept with 20000 girls... do the math
Actually, you have to wonder how many NBA players don't know exactly who their father or grandfather was. Did you ever know that MJ is about a foot taller than all his siblings? You just ahve to wonder.
When his voice broke at the end, I could actually feel his sadness - I can’t imagine what it’s like to have such a gap in your life, not knowing your own origin story. At the same time, I can understand why the Chamberlain family is reluctant: he seems so sincere in not wanting anything but knowledge, but there’s always that doubt that once he finds out (yes or no), he’ll change his mind. The whole story is sad, heartbreaking.
He looks a lot younger than 50
+Ryan Trollin black don't crack
+Ryan Trollin This man looks like he's in his late 20s.
True
wilt looked like he was 35 when he was 50 so no wonder if they are the same blood
just like his dad wilt didnt look 60 when he was 60 he looked like he was in his 30s or 40s
dude that is just sad
Skyborg1 ikr. I can’t imagine life without a dad
Sahib Jot it’s not that hard
Xen 😂😂😂😂😂
CAVS 4 EVER yeah but kinda suck you know
@MUFC My D is the biggest and most important thing on the planet
I am a deadeye 3 point shot and i had a bowlcut when i was younger. Kyle Korver is my dad
LMAOOO
dvon1097 😂😂😂😂
Did your mom used to have a relationship with Kyle Korver, just like this guy's mom had a relationship with Wilt Chamberlain?
Funny but not the time
dvon1097 lol
You can't deny he looks like him look at their ears
I mean look at the eyes, the brows, he cheek bones, the smile. Could be a hoax by all means, but idk. Wouldn't surprise me with the type of man wilt was
Jim Morrison of The Doors once said, idols are hollow. I idolized Wilt, but that doesn't mean that he was a virtuous guy off the basketball court.
This ain’t the Maury show
they really look alike, and his mom apparently banged Wilt. So hell... high probability
I mean wilt did sleep with like 500 Women so he most likely tellin the truth😂😂
looks a lot like Wilt .. wouldn't surprise me if Chamberlain was his dad.
It would surprise me if Chamberlain WASN'T his biological father. His birth mother probably didn't make up that story. The likeness is extremely strong, and Chamberlain isn't exactly a typical looking African American. His height, and his facial features are pretty distinctive.
@@syncmonism he took 2 dna tests I believe with some of wilts family and both came back positive
Bummer. Wilt's son is trying to find a connection to the world and feels rejected. That sucks! What a shame!
Just like ol wilt himself
If Wilt really knew that he had this son while he was alive it is a very sad story. To not be acknowledged is just sad. Wilt is a great ball player but fell way short as a man.
50 bruh, I'm tryna get like you when I turn 50
Ishmail Scott Fr man 😂
He fat though
His dad had crazy young looking genetics before wilt died he looked like he was 45-50 and he was 63
I'm 6'3, lightskin and I'm a beast at 3 pointers. Curry must be my dad!!!
Sir you are likely his son
I was born out of wedlock from a dad who was still married at the time and even though I look like him and act like him his side of the family treats me like a bastard baby. Even with his last name SMH.
CalcioEUnico I'm now 45yrs old with on kids. I was born out wedlock and my father was still married when he had me. Therefore I am here to break the cycle. I don't believe in having kids out of wedlock. My condom game is strong. I fuck a lot woman thought. I'm trying to break wilt's record of fucking 20,000 woman thought lol.
JWE Entertainmart dang
JWE Entertainmart Dont fuck around & get a std
livey oone soon rule the world?
I had a similar situation , only my family was hesitant to meet and get to know me cuz they were concerned i would be like my Dad . Turns out hes a P.O.S. and noone wanted to revisit the pain he brought to the family . Thankfully im not like him .
Aaron, no matter who your father is, you are of the same golden spirit that we all are of. Your situation with this specific paternity quest is interesting for you, but it does not define any LACK in your life. It, actually, defines your privilege in being given a special puzzle to resolve. That is a god-given privilege.
People might think this guy is crazy and making stuff up. But I respect the fact that he tried to find himself. And tried to find out about the harsh truth on who he really was.
Considering Wilt has been long dead and his money is probably also long gong. He has nothing to lie about. He may be misguided, but probably not a liar.
Reality is a difficult thing to swallow. I can see the pain on Aaron's face. I hope he can find peace and live a good life. Maybe his 70+ y.o. mom will accept Aaron and they can have a good relationship. There are so many of us which would love to have a son. Good luck Aaron.
Man it must've been devastating for him to find out that he was a product of two people being bonded by weakness .
When one's past is nothing but a mistery ... wow
looks more like ben simmons
Black Asian Otto porter and wilt chamberlain 😂 look exactly the same 😂
Hey...Ben plats for the 76s too
Bens is this dude’s son?
I hope I look that smooth when I'm 50.. he looks like 28-29 ffs...
johgus96 he's overweight though
johgus96 looks like dj khaled
Anything Sports that's a bit of a stretch
johgus96 when Wilt was 50 he looked about 30 so there's another similar thing
He definitely has Wilt's long legs, his knees are high just like Wilt.
Never knew who my father was. Life goes on.
Ahahahhuehehheuhe
I do know who my father is. You ain't missing much, believe you me.
Wilt put up a tough front about not caring about people, and liking to be alone. But everyone needs friends and companions. He must have got hurt real bad. But man, can you imagine a team of Wilt's? Might go 82-0.
That's so sad
With the release of "Goliath" on Showtime/Paramount+" this week, this story about Aaron Levi from SI now has a sequel with a recognition and validation from the Chamberlain family. Sweet
She one of the 20,000 wilt slayed in his days
😂😂
There was not that much time in the day.
It's good that there were official people keeping chamberlain's stats.
To bad there was no social media in those days to catch him Stat padding on the girl friend count. ☺️
Wilt still is the greatest scoring average Champ 50.4 in the NBA. He also has the second highest scoring aver.
But, to sell a book he fudged the 20,000 body count number. It has to be the tallest tale ever told in a book.
Kinda reminds me of DJ Khaled
fact 😁😁😂😂😂
dudelike11 you smart
just 12 inches taller lmao
And another one!
We the best
at 4:19 I can't be the only one who saw Yoda in the bottom left hand corner... Right?
I saw it.
Omg I saw it
I see it now lol
Oh fuck me
MischeviousMonkeyGaming you aren’t now I’m dying
I'm foreign and have longer curly hair and have a good one foot fadeaway jumper I must be dirks son
Aaron has more evidence than that. Watch the video again. Test on Friday.
If he is truly his son, that is very sad and sorrowful.
I see the resemblance of Wilt Chamberlain. I think he's definitely his son.
I meant Will Chamberlain at a Boca Raton restaurant named after him. I saw Wilt Chamberlain three times. Interestingly enough, toward the end of the night I always saw Wilt Chamberlain by himself at the bar. It was incredible, here's this American icon (Super Star) and yet he's by himself at the bar. We talked for a little bit and he signed his autograph for me. He was actually a really nice man. But deep down inside I felt that he was lonely. He was in his own world looking around but being friendly if you approached him. I would have never gone up to him if I didn't feel comfortable. Wilt Chamberlain didn't need to have all these people around him to make him feel good. He was the most approachable celebrity I've ever met in my life. He was kind, friendly and he was comfortable in his own skin. He didn't need an Entourage.
That was the third time I saw him by himself at the bar after 11 pm. Yeah, I think he wanted to be loved and I think he was somewhat lonely. But at the same time, I think he wanted to be alone. I saw him in 1994 in Boca Raton, FL. It's a moment in my life I will never forget.
And when I spoke to Wilt, I'll never forget the eye contact he gave me. I couldn't believe he was actually looking right at me as I was talking to him. When he stood up and shook my hand, I felt like I was in the presence of God... Incredible memories...
it’s wilts kid. they confined it on his new documentary “Goliath”
@@patek9789 Where can I watch it?
He deserves the right to know, why not give him the chance to find out. I pray that he gets the chance. God Bless 💯👍
Wilt never thought about you bro, he was a nba star the biggest at the time. She was just another notch in his belt, sad but the
This Aaron definitely has Wilt's ears and he favors him. I wish he's been able to speak to Wilt Chamberlain before he died. Wow.
Wilt has 12000 hidden kids living in one small city in the north.
It's actually called Chamberlain in south dakota
Yup he's got wilt written all over him with his body shape,head, ears everything it's sad tho ..wilt should have really considered having a family instead of being a male Thot I mean this guy might have been in the NBA
Otto Porter has
A little like Wilt when kid was young, now kid look nothing like Wilt...he just a flabby fat man.
Wilt said he had commitment issues. He was afraid of getting hurt
Wilt wasn't fat
@@markgunther2502 true
As others have pointed out, he looks at least as much like other players/people as he did Wilt. Wilt was a VERY big 7'1" and while this may seem silly when you first think about it, no one was confusing Wilt for being 6'10" 240. Especially if you know how much Wilt liked to embellish things, there was no way she's not knowing how big he is. Let alone who he is.
Plus, according to all accounts, Wilt knew of no children. Many have said children are something he really wanted. If a fraction of the myths were true, had he known he had a kid, it wouldn't be hard to imagine him jumping in a car then and there.
That's so sad, God bless you Aaron
They should make Wilt Chamberlain meuseum where you have all of his achievements and also a DNA tester so them 20k kids can test if Wilt was their pops
Wilt more than likely doesn’t remember his mother
Number 18,745
wilt Chamberlain was the greatest Player ever in basketball history period some people don't like him because their ignorant but wilt Chamberlain is the Master of basketball period
I thought the other picture in the title was Wilt
5:40 is like forest gump
Wilt is the base of all the tall dudes you see these days
I can relate my biological father lived 3 miles from me and NEVER acknowledge or came to visit me once. But the one and only thing it taught me was to be totally opposite of what he was a pitiful loser. God bless you U are a WINNER.
This is sad. I feel for the guy.
Wilt was a master of the pullout game
Was not*
I remember reading the article. I'm not surprised at this. I believe Wilt never confirmed this.
Wilt was dead
He looks more like Sam Bowie kid
Arris Gordon I was thinking the same thing
Seriously though success as a basketball player, failure as a man
+TheNextNaS Based on what?
the fact that he has more than just this one guy as his illegitimate offspring. He openly admitted having sex with 20,000 women. That doesn't make him horrible, but he undoubtedly has illegitimate kids out there, that he knew about, and never looked up. Lots of them.
Pappy Tron he slept with over 20,000 women ...guarantee he had children
TheNextNaS I think you mean a success as a man
don't make fun of our lord and saviour... STOP!
He looks more like Sam Bowie but thats just me.
fact
They're half brothers
By the dumbnail I thought they were gonna say Sam Bowie was Wilt's kid which would make sense
Sam Bowie's Dad was a known basketball player in Harlem
Wilt was bound to make a few of those 20,000 pregnant.
2 thousand😁😂
Wilt, had to lie to promote his book. He said he regretted saying how many women he slept with in the book. It is interesting that Wilt only fathered one kid the public knows about in the world. With his genetic make up, any wilt child certainly wouldn't be difficult to recognize . Wilt was a arrogant loud mouth with a big personality. But, no way he slept with 2k women. Because , he was a guy that wanted to be liked and would not have been massive serial sexton partner. Instead, he would have been tied to fewer long term lovers for his romantic appetite. The lack of kids would seem to indicate he had less sex partners. Or, he was incredibly careful with handy birth control or shooting blanks. RIP Wilt! He has left us to soon .
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I'm the biggest Wilt's fan and this guy even shares the same type of hair than Wilt. Just take a look to the interview of Wilt Chamberlain with Roy Firestone from 1987. They look so much alike.
While we revere Wilt Chamberlains legacy as probably the best & strongest basketball player of all-time, we are here reminded of his humanity and his shortcomings - His dear adopted son had to figure it out on his own - very sad.
he scorded a hundred........................ .......................bastard kids in a season.
Deep.
Seems like a genuinely good dude. Props to him. Hope he found what he was looking for.
I sat through the several minutes of this assuming that at the end a DNA test would be done to provide actual evidence of the serious claim made here, that Wilt was the biological father of this individual. Unfortunately that didnt occur because no such actual evidence exists.
What do we have in regards to “evidence”:
1. This individual was adopted and the adoption papers indicate his biological father was black and 6ft10inches.
2. This individual claims to have found his biological mother who remained unnamed and not interviewed. This individual claims he spoke to his alleged biological mother, though we are not told when, how and where this interaction took place. This individual claims his biological mother was impregnated by Wilt Chamberlain after meeting him at an unknown jazz club on an unnamed date. He further claims that this unnamed individual (who he alleges is his biological mother) claims that she told Wilt about this pregnancy and the eventual birth (of this individual).
3. The documentary repeats and highlights Wilt Chamberlain’s claim in his book that he slept with 20,000 women. That claim was made without any evidence and without naming a single one of the alleged 20,000 women. That is, there exists no evidence apart from Wilt’s self serving and book sale generating assertion of the 20,000 figure.
4. Few facts are provided about the featured individual in this piece except that he is adopted, approaching 50, tall, and has some African ancestry. His demeanor seems immature, emotional, and at times bordering on the hysterical and tearful.
In short, there is literally no evidence that this individual is Wilt Chamberlain’s biological child. Quite inappropriate and transparently defamatory but for the fact that Wilt is deceased and unable to defend himself against this evidence free claim.
Wilt didn't sleep with 20,000 women he actually was made to write that in his book to make him self seem more interesting. He said he hasn't come close to 200
wilt was 7'1 not 6'10
+Dirk Singh "described as 6"10" meaning someone said that. A few inches when someone is towering over you is barely noticeable.
true just correcting though and sorry its 7'1 1/3 inch
7'1.1/8"
he was 6foot10 without shoes he is 7foot1 with shoes
+dave Daquis didn't know he wore fucking high heels
wilt is 7,1 not 6,9 6,10
Jayisbro when he had this child he waa 9'10
So was wilt in his teens?
Yep. He claimed to have slept with over 700 women..
+Mo Mo this guy acts like he wants something from wilt
your right buddy, he was 7,1
20,000 that's a lot
hikigaya hachiman it's a false number obviously lol
hikigaya hachiman lol geesh
I bet that Wilt was not his father because Wilt himself said in an interview that he only put the statement in that he slept with 20,000 women in order to generate more interest in his book. I am not saying that he did not sleep with a woman or three or four or five women 20,000 times but Wilt was a very good marketer.
Feel for the guy for sure and I know how that feels. My Grandmother was related to Pele and Inherited that gene pool and If I can say one thing to this man is how I was never told my whole life about this. I had at least, the chance to meet him in person over the phone in Miami 2020 before he passed in 2022. I will say this, sports is also a way of healing and finding your roots. Game has changed a lot with the technology we have available now. After he saw my replays and said to me, I attack ball the same way he does! That put a smile on my face!
I think the family should give this man some closure under the circumstances that's all he wants. They could so under a confidentiality agreement. I, for one believe Mr. Levi is Wilt's son, given the documentation and amount of work he's done.
Why was Wilt so convinced there were no lil Wilts.......did he not really do what he claimed
wait if he met his biological mom why didnt he just show a picture of wilt and ask if this is the guy she smashed
@Chris Williams dude is a delusional clown.
Because his mother said Wilt was the father.
Jamal Davis because they met smashed left so they didnt know each other
Jamal Davis 😂😂😂😂ma HU knock this dude dwn ? And had me ☺️
She's embarrassed
Damn, he looks just like Wilt, especially in the younger photos.
I'm a 6'6" white guy that likes basketball... Steve Nash is my father
BigJsPranks Nash is shortish tho
vids4u_ Nash is 6'3" I mean compared to nba players he isn't the biggest but compared to your average 5'9" male his pretty damn big.
Basically
If u can shoot at least 80% from the free throw line I believe you.
More like Brent Barry
His high school photo actually looks more like Sam Bowie.
One thing that strikes me is how handsome/good looking he is and the bare fact that if he were here in LA, I would have assumed that he were Hispanic, I wouldn't have thought of him to be African American.
They need to give this damn man the answers he's searching for.
How is it his secret.....they met once and never contacted again.
Yeah they did, he said the mother told Wilt about him
Allen Iverson the doesn't mean it's true. also this guy probably isn't wilts son
Don't feel bad bro I don't know my father either... Life moves on...
Try to understand Wilt's family's position: Wilt claimed to slept with 20000 women, who knows how many children he has and eventhough Aaron doesn't want any money it doesn't mean any of the other kids would do the same. I'm guessing they're scared of opening the floodgates by acknowledging Aaron.
It's now been confirmed through DNA he is Wilt's son. In the new documentary Goliath. His family finally allowed a test and accepted him.
I'm the Lindbergh baby!
I did some research Wilt is his father and his mother could be a young lady named June Wilkinson her nationality is British or another guess is another lady named Chelo Alonso she was 5”6 and her nationality is Cuban
bullshit the guy said her name is elizabeth so your already wrong
Damn. Why wouldn't they want to know or accept more family .
3:18 pause the video and you will see a tattoo of a K on Wilt's right arm
Probably a stamp. Doesn’t show up in later pictures.
Lol cmon his one question would be a waste of time for wilt. Wilt would straight up tell him no Ive never thought of you.
he has his head shape and his walk this is his son and if he wants acknowledgement then its deserved and money hell he nvr took care of him he's due; his family doesn't want to see him but they would right in court and I'd change my name to Chamberlain now what???
That's more than wrong of Wilt's family to shut him out!!!
I wonder if it's money related. Wilt's estate would have likely gone to them. He may have had some claim to it (even that many years after).
His mom is one of the 20,000
When he was young he looked like Sam bowie
That pic looks EXACTLY like Sam.
Looks great for 50
Imagine your father was a musician and entertainer and on the day for his funeral you find out you have two more brothers. Things like this happen and you learn to accept it.
I wish he was my father, dude was a freak of nature
Wilt. My favorite bachelor.
2:00 ...The dude looks like Sam Bowie, actually...
But he said from Kansas
Wilt Chamberlain did have at least one son in Lawrence Ks where he went to college. I know this cuz I grew up with the grandkids lol.
Do u have his name or other evidence of this
@@coachwane I know the people personally. Like I said, I grew up with the grandkids. His "son" passed away a couple of years ago from diabetes. If you ever saw him you'd see the resemblance and dude was real tall.
This is a strong possibility, because he looks like Wilt Niece and Nephew in Philadelphia pa. He has their same complexion and height.
this guy shaves his beard like Wilt and then says it's his dad 😂
I’m sorry that this happened to you.good luck man
Where r the other 19999 “Wilts” kids?
Did wilt really sleeped with exactly 20k women
In a condom
Wilt may have had thousands of children who never discovered that Wilt was their father. Wilt could have have had sex with thousands of women who he met for sex and never saw again and the women decided to not put Wilt's name on the birth certificate. Wilt just wanted to have sex, not spend his time being a parent.
He’s one in a million
A DNA test will end all speculation.
The family of Wilt Chamberlain said no to a DNA that they could of got from his grave. Death stare right. I believe they know that Wilt Chamberlain did not give a shit and honor his wishes.
Typo: thats the family right
@@Jamesw894 You can extract DNA from living relatives.
@@JoeRivermanSongwriter The living relatives said “piss off” and dont even want to see or meet him
Chamberlain was ridiculed for claiming to have slept with 20,000 women. But what if he was telling the truth? Man, that's an awful lot of sleeping. He must have been sedated between games, so they could sell tickets outside from a booth. Each woman climbed into the sack with the somnolent giant, got her photo and certificate, then made way for the next sideshow attendee. Sweet dreams, Wilt. The angels are forming a queue.
Wilts kid wouldn’t be that much of a disappointment... no way thats his kid
Wilt is probably his dad, but he didn't have the mentality to handle or raise a kid back at that time.
It's sad that people don't want truth. They would rather believe the lie . Very sad.
Should've played ball he would've been an all time great like his dad lol
He should have done some sort of sport at least...the dude must have ridiculously good genes since Wilt was one of the strongest athletic big men ever in all of sports
He seemed to have his moms genes but even 1% of wilts genes will literally probably still get you into a 1st round pick of the nba because that's how good they were. You would be atleast 6'6, around the speed of kobe bryant, above average strength, and a acceptable athletic vertical. Thats how strong wilts genes are
@@Poloskii agree this guy is a fucking fraud no way this is wilts son
Wilts 7'1 this dude was 6'10