IMO Wilt is the greatest basketball player ever. He had the combination of strength, speed and basketball talent that towers over anyone else. Unfortunately he played in a time that limited his ability to use his talent to the fullest. Had he been playing today we would be saying Lebron who?
One season his coach asked him to shoot less, so he dedicated himself to passing and led the league in assists. That's crazy.
Not doubting Lebron's greatness but he could never carry a team without another superstar. Wade and Bosh at Miami, Kyrie Irving at Cleveland and now Anthony Davis. If I was picking a 12 man roster of the greatest players he would be on it but the best 5 regardless of position would of course start with MJ. Then Magic, Bird, Kobe and Maravich. Wilt, Shaq, and Kareem would be on it as well as Bill Russell. That leaves 2 spots open. Lebron would get one and maybe the Mailman. I would hate to leave Stockton as the odd man out. Dr J also deserves consideration
On November 25, 1963, John F. Kennedy, assassinated 3 days earlier in Dallas, is laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Ceremony, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Incoming President Lyndon B. Johnson had declared a national day of mourning, and hundreds of thousands of citizens lined the streets of the nation's capital, as a horse-drawn caisson delivered the former president's body first from the Capitol to St. Matthew's Catholic Church, then to the cemetary. Heads of state from 99 nations were in attendance. JFK was laid to rest not far from the Tomb of the Unknowns, beneath an eternal flame lit by his widow, Jackie, who now rests for eternity next to her first husband. The president's brother Bobby, assassinated 5 years later, is also buried on the plot. On November 25, 1990, the historic Lacey Murrow pontoon bridge on Lake Washington near Seattle sinks, following a day of stormy weather on the lake. It was built in 1939 as a floating bridge because it was believed the bottom of the lake was too soft to support bridge pilings. It consisted of 22 sections of 2-lane highway on pontoons. In 1990 an adjoining 2-lane bridge had just been completed, and the first bridge was being converted to one-way traffic. Although the construction company never accepted blame, many believe construction workers left an access hatch on one of the original pontoons open, causing a center section to slowly sink, and over the course of several hours, pulled the rest of the bridge down with it. Because it took so long to sink, local television caught some of the action. There were no injuries or fatalities. I90 Bridge Sinks - YouTube
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