Gary Pomerantz

You know, he wasn't Frankie Valli. He wasn't very good, but they did cut a record of it.

You know, he wasn't Frankie Valli. He wasn't very good, but they did cut a record of it.

You know, he had a racehorse named Spooky Cadet and never won. He had an Asian motif apartment off Central Park West in New York. And then, of course, there was Will telling stories about his womanizing.

You know, he had a racehorse named Spooky Cadet and never won. He had an Asian motif apartment off Central Park West in New York. And then, of course, there was Will telling stories about his womanizing.

What's the fact checking on that like? Well, the fact checking is difficult to do as a matter of fact. But I interviewed one of the 20,000, a woman named Linda Huey, who became a great friend of Wilt's at the end of his life. She said, Wilt, why did you say 20,000? And Wilt's response was to wink and say, what's an extra zero between friends?

What's the fact checking on that like? Well, the fact checking is difficult to do as a matter of fact. But I interviewed one of the 20,000, a woman named Linda Huey, who became a great friend of Wilt's at the end of his life. She said, Wilt, why did you say 20,000? And Wilt's response was to wink and say, what's an extra zero between friends?

I got this sense as I was working on this book, excavating this 100-point game, there's a comic book superhero quality to Wilt, his life, his numbers. I interviewed, ultimately, 56 people who were there. Fifteen of them players, the broadcaster, the statistician, the shot clock operator, a number of fans.

I got this sense as I was working on this book, excavating this 100-point game, there's a comic book superhero quality to Wilt, his life, his numbers. I interviewed, ultimately, 56 people who were there. Fifteen of them players, the broadcaster, the statistician, the shot clock operator, a number of fans.

Look, Pablo, when you go back into this time, you're going back into a time when the NBA was a lounge act. It was a league in search of itself. The crowds weren't very big. The joke used to be that the PA announcer would introduce the players in the starting lineup and then would introduce each fan. It was nine teams in the league, only one team west of St. Louis.

Look, Pablo, when you go back into this time, you're going back into a time when the NBA was a lounge act. It was a league in search of itself. The crowds weren't very big. The joke used to be that the PA announcer would introduce the players in the starting lineup and then would introduce each fan. It was nine teams in the league, only one team west of St. Louis.

That would be the Lakers, who'd moved out a year before to the west. And the league was trying to grow new fans. And that's why they played in outlying areas that had sizable arenas. The Lakers played a game in Portland. They played a game in Seattle. The Celtics played in Providence. And the Philadelphia Warriors played three games that year in Hershey. This was the third of those games.

That would be the Lakers, who'd moved out a year before to the west. And the league was trying to grow new fans. And that's why they played in outlying areas that had sizable arenas. The Lakers played a game in Portland. They played a game in Seattle. The Celtics played in Providence. And the Philadelphia Warriors played three games that year in Hershey. This was the third of those games.

Well, you have to realize, back then, TV stations didn't save tapes. They were saving money, and they were re-taping over these tapes. That's why they disappear with television. That's why they disappear some with radio. It was a game 75 in an 80-game season.

Well, you have to realize, back then, TV stations didn't save tapes. They were saving money, and they were re-taping over these tapes. That's why they disappear with television. That's why they disappear some with radio. It was a game 75 in an 80-game season.

Well, that's the joy of it to me. That's what the attorneys call discovery. You go and immerse yourself, full immersion. And I would travel far and wide to find these people. And it becomes an obsession. What about that? I called Bill Campbell so many times. The last time I called him, I said, Bill, it's Gary Pomerantz. And he said, not again. And that's just, Bill, one more thing.

Well, that's the joy of it to me. That's what the attorneys call discovery. You go and immerse yourself, full immersion. And I would travel far and wide to find these people. And it becomes an obsession. What about that? I called Bill Campbell so many times. The last time I called him, I said, Bill, it's Gary Pomerantz. And he said, not again. And that's just, Bill, one more thing.

One more question. Two more questions.

One more question. Two more questions.

Well, Wilt's got 69 points going into the fourth quarter, right? And so he still needs 31 points. You know, that's a lot of points. Right.

Well, Wilt's got 69 points going into the fourth quarter, right? And so he still needs 31 points. You know, that's a lot of points. Right.