Nate Thurmond was one of the all-time great NBA centers, with a rugged, in-your-face style of play that frequently ...

BLADE Keith Erickson of the Los Angeles Lakers, right, tries to get the ball but Nate Thurmond of the San Francisco Warriors, center, has complete control. At left is Wilt Chamberlain. ASSOCIATED ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite once earning his place among the 50 greatest players in NBA history, former Warriors star Nate Thurmond spent ... went toe-to-toe with Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Former NBA great Nate Thurmond, a tenacious defensive center who played with Wilt Chamberlain and was ... announced the death of one of the team's most iconic players less ...

From a 1996 interview, Nate Thurmond talks about how he prepared to play Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the first time, he scouted his first game vs Wilt Chamberlain!