Word: stilts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...intimidated. He had barely suited up for the Rockets in a preseason game when he found himself staring into the navel of 7-ft. 1-in. Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers. "If you want to stay on the court, rookie," growled Wilt the Stilt, "stay out of the middle." The next thing Chamberlain knew, there was Murphy charging straight into the keyhole. Calvin faked one way, Wilt lunged another, and the little man followed his fake to scoot in for a layup. In the home opener against the Phoenix Suns, Murphy encountered 7-ft. Mel Counts...