A player for the Los Angeles Lakers was an athlete.
In 1968 , the Lakers acquired four-time NBA Most Valuable Player -LRB- MVP -RRB- Wilt Chamberlain to play center , and after losing in the Finals in 1969 and 1970 , they won their sixth NBA title -- and first in Los Angeles -- in 1972 , led by new head coach Bill Sharman .	1972	197172 NBA season	1968	1968 NBA Playoffs	1969	1969 NBA Playoffs	1970	1970 NBA Playoffs	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	center	center (basketball)	NBA Most Valuable Player	NBA Most Valuable Player Award	Wilt Chamberlain	Wilt Chamberlain	Bill Sharman	Bill Sharman
Wilton Norman Chamberlain -LRB- August 21 , 1936 -- October 12 , 1999 -RRB- was an American basketball player .	basketball	basketball
