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The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball by John Taylor

The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball runs 16.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matt Martucci (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.8listening hrs
Sportsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.8 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 1,570 Sports audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball is an audiobook by John Taylor: a 16.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Martucci, released January 5, 2026, on the Sports shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.8 hrs
Narrated by
Matt Martucci
Released
January 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Sports
ISBN
9798350812589

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball as an audiobook?

The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball runs 16.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.

Is The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball?

The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball is narrated by Matt Martucci.

Is The Rivalry: Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.