They didn’t change the rules to favor Wilt Chamberlain, who was a far greater player than LeWhine. In fact, they changed them to make it less effective at scoring, defending or rebounding.
Under new rules, no zone defense, you can take 3 or 4 steps on the way to the basket, you can pick up the dribble, palm the ball, and charging is not called on Lewhine.
Basketball is more akin to tennis now, back and forth and back and forth. It is so exciting, that it bores me.
I tried watching pro b-ball a few times, but cannot get over the number of penalties and the amount of travelling that is not whistled down. In my high school years, two infractions and the coach pulled you for the rest of the quarter. These “professionals” are doing it constantly throughout the game.