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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1973)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{About other people|the American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chris Webber
| image = Chris Webber NBA Asia Challenge 2010.jpg
| width = 
| caption = Webber in 2010
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 245
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|03|01}}
| birth_place = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Detroit Country Day School|Detroit Country Day]]<br/>([[Beverly Hills, Michigan]])
| college = [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan]] (1991–1993)
| draft_year = 1993

| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 1
| draft_team = [[Orlando Magic]]
| career_number = 4, 2, 84
| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]]
| career_start = 1993
| career_end = 2008
| years1 = {{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1994|start}}
| team1 = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}}
| team2 = [[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets / Wizards]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1998|start}}–{{nbay|2004|end}}
| team3 = [[Sacramento Kings]]
| years4 = {{nbay|2004|end}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}
| team4 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| years5 = {{nbay|2006|end}}
| team5 = [[Detroit Pistons]]
| years6 = {{nbay|2007|end}}
| team6 = Golden State Warriors
| highlights = 
* 5× [[NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|1997}}, {{nasg|2000}}–{{nasg|2003}})
* [[All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|2000|end}})
* 3× [[All-NBA Second Team]] ({{nbay|1998|end}}, {{nbay|2001|end}}, {{nbay|2002|end}})
* [[All-NBA Third Team]] ({{nbay|1999|end}})
* [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]] ({{nbay|1993|end}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1993|end}})
* [[List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders|NBA rebounding leader]] ({{nbay|1998|end}})
* No. 4 [[Sacramento Kings#Retired numbers|retired by Sacramento Kings]]
* Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1993 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1993]])
* [[Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year|Big Ten Freshman of the Year]] (1992)
* [[USBWA National Freshman of the Year]] (1992)
* [[List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards|National high school player of the year]] (1991)
* 2× First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1990, 1991)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American Co-MVP]] ([[1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1991]])
* [[Mr. Basketball of Michigan]] (1991)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 17,182 (20.7 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 8,124 (9.8 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 3,526 (4.2 apg)
| HOF_player = Chris-Webber
}}
'''Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III''' (born March 1, 1973) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. Webber played 15 seasons in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), with the largest portion of his career spent with the [[Sacramento Kings]]. Drafted number one overall in the [[1993 NBA draft]], Webber became a 5-time [[NBA All-Star Game|NBA All-Star]], a 5-time [[All-NBA]] Team member, and the [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]]. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, [[Washington Bullets]], [[Philadelphia 76ers]], and [[Detroit Pistons]] during his NBA career.

Webber was a former National High School Basketball Player of the Year who led his high school to three Michigan State High School Basketball Championships. As a collegiate athlete, he was a first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] and led the [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan Wolverines]]' 1991 incoming freshman class known as the [[Fab Five (University of Michigan)|Fab Five]] that reached the [[1992 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|1992]] and [[1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|1993]] [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]] games as freshmen and sophomores. However, Webber was indicted by a federal grand jury and stripped of his All-American honors by the NCAA as a result of his direct involvement in a [[University of Michigan basketball scandal|scandal involving payments from boosters to players]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Peterson |first=Julie |url=http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0102/Nov11_02/4.shtml |title=U-M announces conclusion of Ed Martin investigation, self-imposes sanctions |publisher=Umich.edu |date=November 11, 2002 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref>

Webber is an on-air commentator for NBA games and has taught at [[Wake Forest University]] and [[Morehouse College]]. He was inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Gastelum|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2021/05/16/basketball-hall-of-fame-2021-class-webber-pierce-wright|title=Chris Webber, Paul Pierce, Jay Wright Headline 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Class|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=May 16, 2021|access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Howard Beck|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2021/03/15/chris-webber-hall-of-fame-case|title=Breaking Down Chris Webber's Case for the Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=March 15, 2021|access-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref>

==High school career==
Webber attended [[Detroit Country Day School]] from 1987 to 1991 and at the time was the most recruited Michigan high school basketball player since [[Magic Johnson]]. Webber led Country Day to three MHSAA State championships. As a senior in high school Webber averaged 29.4 points and 13 rebounds per game. He was named [[Mr. Basketball of Michigan]] and the 1990–1991 National High School player of the year. He was named MVP in both the [[1991 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|McDonald's]] and Dapper Dan All-Star games.

==College career==
[[File:Fab Five original crop.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan]]'s [[Fab Five (University of Michigan)|Fab Five]] (left to right) [[Jimmy King]], [[Jalen Rose]], Webber, [[Ray Jackson (basketball)|Ray Jackson]] and [[Juwan Howard]]|alt=five Black males in gold athletic uniforms in the foreground on the sidelines of an athletic court while a few opposing athletes in green wait in the middle of the court.]]

After graduating from [[Detroit Country Day School]], Webber attended the University of Michigan for two years. While a Michigan Wolverine, Webber led the group of players known as the Fab Five, which included himself, [[Juwan Howard]], [[Jalen Rose]], [[Jimmy King]], and [[Ray Jackson (basketball)|Ray Jackson]]. This group, all of whom entered Michigan as freshmen in the fall of 1991, took the basketball team to the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] finals twice, losing both times. The Fab Five, sporting long, baggy shorts and black socks, became immensely popular as they were seen as bringing a [[hip hop culture|hip hop]] flavor to the game. Four of the Fab Five (Webber, Rose, Howard, and King) made it to the NBA. In their first season, the Fab Five led Michigan to an NCAA championship game against Duke, becoming the first team in NCAA history to compete in the championship with freshmen as all five starters.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/kentuckys-five-freshman-looking-to-separate-themselves-from-michigans-fab-five.html|title=Kentucky's Five Freshman Looking to Separate Themselves From Michigan's Fab Five|last1=Strauss|first1=Ben|date=2014-03-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-07|last2=Gerstner|first2=Joanne C.|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

On April 5, 1993, at Michigan's second consecutive appearance at the [[1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]] game with 11 seconds remaining, Webber brought the ball up the court into a half court trap. Michigan was down 73–71. Webber attempted to call for a timeout while his team had none remaining, resulting in a [[technical foul]] that effectively clinched the game for [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]].<ref name="youtube20110501">{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QPB9NBUG2g | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/-QPB9NBUG2g| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live| title=Chris Webber's Timeout (HD) | publisher=YouTube | date=May 1, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Webber continues to receive ridicule for his time-out error; when he joined ''[[Inside the NBA]]'' in 2008, part of the humorous [[initiation ceremony]] was the question "In college basketball how many timeouts do you get in a game?" (Webber replied, "I still don't know the answer!")<ref name="youtube20080430">{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfjzOaZDx5U | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/NfjzOaZDx5U| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live| title=Chris Webber Initiation to the Inside the NBA Crew | publisher=YouTube | date=April 30, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His father has a license plate that says timeout.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-04-sp-53202-story.html Chris Webber] from ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', April 4, 1993. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-04-sp-53202-story.html]</ref> The error was later referenced in the 2018 [[sports film|sports]] [[comedy film]] ''[[Uncle Drew]]'', in which Webber played the role of Preacher.

The game marked the end of Webber's acclaimed two-year collegiate basketball career. In his second season, he was a first team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] selection and a finalist for the [[John R. Wooden Award]] and [[Naismith College Player of the Year]].<ref name="LB">{{cite web |last= Jindrick | first= Mike |title=The Under-Appreciated Scapegoat: Chris Webber |url=http://www.legalball.com/NBA_Chris_Webber_Mike_Jindrich |access-date=February 26, 2007 |publisher= | website = legalball.com |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070506112053/http://www.legalball.com/NBA_Chris_Webber_Mike_Jindrich |archive-date=May 6, 2007 }}</ref> These awards and honors have been vacated due to University of Michigan and NCAA sanctions related to the [[University of Michigan basketball scandal]]. In that scandal, Webber received over $200,000 from a local booster while playing basketball for Michigan. Webber was convicted of perjury and banned from any affiliation with the Michigan program until 2013.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/sports/ncaabasketball/03fabfive.html | work=The New York Times | title= Revisiting the Fab Five at the Final Four | first=Pete | last=Thamel |author-link=Pete Thamel | date=April 3, 2009}}</ref>

Despite the ban, Webber attended the [[2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]] game between Michigan and Louisville. He apparently watched the game from a private suite, rather than in the grandstands near courtside, where the other members of the Fab Five watched the game together. Webber posted on Twitter before the game: "I'm here at the Georgia Dome to show my support for the Michigan men's basketball team in its quest for a National Championship. I've known some of the players on the team since they were kids and I am excited for them and all of the student athletes on the court tonight who are wearing the Michigan uniform. It has been a great season and I wish them all the best."<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/04/08/chris-webber-michigan-ncaa-championship/2065343/ |title= Chris Webber showed up to watch Michigan after all | work=USA Today | date=April 8, 2013}}</ref>

===University of Michigan basketball scandal===
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In 2002, Webber was charged for lying to a grand jury as part of a larger investigation of a [[numbers gambling]] operation, run by Michigan basketball program booster Ed Martin, in Ford Motor Company plants in the Detroit area. The investigation, originally focused on the numbers operation and tax evasion, soon widened to include the University of Michigan basketball program. Martin was convicted on counts of tax evasion and robbery and was scheduled to testify on the financial connections between himself and Webber at a sentencing hearing, but died of a heart attack before the hearing.

As a result of evidence admitted during the course of Martin's trial, Webber pleaded guilty to one count of [[contempt of court|criminal contempt]] for lying about his role in a scandal in which four players, including himself, had accepted illicit loans from Martin. Martin had been giving money to Webber since the 8th grade. He admitted in the plea that in 1994 he gave Martin about $38,000 in cash as partial repayment for expenditures Martin made on his behalf.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2148232 |title=Judge orders Webber to pay $100,000 |access-date= January 29, 2008 |date=August 31, 2005 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He was ordered to pay $100,000 and perform 330 hours of community service.

Due to concerns that Webber's amateur status had been compromised, Michigan forfeited its victory in the 1992 Final Four over Cincinnati, as well as its runner-up status in the 1992 tourney. Michigan also forfeited the entire 1992–93 season, removed the 1992 and 1993 Final Four banners from the [[Crisler Arena]] rafters, and deleted Webber's records from its record book. The NCAA also ordered Michigan to disassociate itself from Webber until 2013. Webber later called Michigan's decision "hurtful" because he and his Fab Five teammates "gave everything to Michigan" while they played there.

After Webber's plea, the Michigan State High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) recommended that Detroit Country Day forfeit all games in which Webber appeared (including three state championships), since according to his own admission, Webber had been accepting money from Martin since junior high school. The school conducted its own investigation, and called a press conference to announce it had found "no credible evidence" that Webber had accepted "substantial" amounts of cash from Martin while in high school, and therefore refused to forfeit any games. The MHSAA claimed it had no legal authority to force the games to be forfeited.

Webber was suspended by the NBA for a total of eight games—five for an unnamed violation of the league substance abuse policies and three for lying to the grand jury. Webber received the suspensions once he recovered from an injury that kept him out for half of the 2003–04 season.

The scandal was explored in a [[documentary]] by [[ESPN Films]] called ''[[The Fab Five (film)|The Fab Five]]'', which aired in March 2011. In it, the University of Michigan repeated its position that it would not associate with Webber until he publicly apologized for his part in the Ed Martin scandal, with the self-imposed 10-year ban on its association with the remainder of the players ending in 2013. Webber declined to participate in the documentary.

Webber made his first post-ban public appearance at the University of Michigan on November 3, 2018, when he was invited by football coach [[Jim Harbaugh]] to participate as an honorary captain for its game against [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]; Webber was warmly received at [[Michigan Stadium]]. Of the experience, Webber said on NBA TV, "Tell you what, fellas, this was a great moment, in front of 100,000 people. I had goosebumps and chills, and definitely some watery eyes."<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2018/11/06/chris-webber-return-michigan-goosebumps-watery-eyes/1901587002/|title=Chris Webber: Return to Michigan gave me 'goosebumps,' 'watery eyes'| website= Detroit Free Press| language= en| access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> Webber also spent time with the football program as its guest before the game. He did not meet with the Michigan basketball team or staff, but despite this, head coach [[John Beilein]] stated that "I think it was a great step in the right direction that he was here."<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2018/11/06/chris-webber-michigan-return-football-only/1902474002/|title=Chris Webber's Michigan return was football only, but a 'great step'|website=Detroit Free Press| language=en|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> After Juwan Howard, teammate of Webber from the Fab Five, took over as head coach in 2019, Webber indicated to TMZ that he is open to reconciling with Michigan basketball and said, "Howard is my friend.... and therefore, I put pride aside", but wants his return to the Crisler Arena to be private.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/12/07/chris-webber-michigan-basketball-juwan-howard/|title=Chris Webber Open to Reconcile with Michigan Basketball After 26-Year Beef| website= TMZ.com |language=en|access-date= 2019-12-07}}</ref>

==Professional career==

=== Golden State Warriors (1993–1994) ===
Webber was selected by the [[1993–94 Orlando Magic season|Orlando Magic]] with the first pick of the [[1993 NBA draft]], becoming the first sophomore since [[Magic Johnson]] to be a #1 overall draft pick.<ref name="LB" /> The Magic immediately traded him to the [[1993–94 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] in exchange for [[Penny Hardaway]] and three future first round draft picks. Over his 15-year NBA career, Webber made $178 million.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/webbech01.html |title=Chris Webber NBA & ABA Statistics |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref>

Webber had an outstanding first year, averaging 17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and winning the [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award]]. He was instrumental in leading the Warriors back into the [[1994 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] where they were swept by the [[Charles Barkley]]-led [[1993–94 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] in three games. However, he had a long-standing conflict with his coach, [[Don Nelson]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Wise |title=One Blot on Nelson's Impressive Resume |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/02/sports/pro-basketball-one-blot-on-nelson-s-impressive-resume.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 2, 1995 |access-date=January 27, 2008}}</ref> Nelson wanted to make Webber primarily a post player, despite Webber's superb passing ability and good ball handling skills for someone his size at {{convert|6|ft|10|in|abbr=on}} tall. Webber also disliked playing a substantial amount of time at center, given Nelson's propensity towards smaller, faster line ups. In the 1994 off-season, the Warriors acquired [[Rony Seikaly]] so that Webber could play primarily at [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]]. However, at the time, the differences between Webber and Nelson were considered to be irreconcilable. Webber exercised a one-year escape clause in his contract, stating he had no intention of returning to the Warriors. With few alternatives, Golden State agreed to a sign-and-trade deal, sending Webber to the [[1994–95 Washington Bullets season|Washington Bullets]] (renamed the Wizards in 1997) for forward [[Tom Gugliotta]] and three first-round draft picks. The three draft picks included two of the picks the Warriors had traded to the Magic to obtain Webber in the first place, as the Magic had included those picks in a trade package with the Bullets less than 4 months earlier.<ref>{{cite web |title=Todd Fuller – Transactions |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fulleto02.html#all_transactions |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref>

=== Washington Bullets / Wizards (1994–1998) ===
With the [[Washington Bullets]], Webber was reunited with his college teammate and friend, [[Juwan Howard]]. He spent the next three years with the Bullets (later renamed the Washington Wizards), although in the [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96 season]] injuries limited him to only 15 games. Webber rebounded the following year and was named to his first All-Star team in [[1996–97 NBA season|1997]]. The same season, Webber led the Bullets into the [[1997 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] for the first time in nine years, but they were swept by the [[Michael Jordan]]-led [[1996–97 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago Bulls]] in three games. By 1998, Webber had established himself as a great power forward, but his time in Washington had also worn out.

=== Sacramento Kings (1998–2005) ===
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On May 14, 1998, Webber was traded to the [[Sacramento Kings]] for [[Mitch Richmond]] and [[Otis Thorpe]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/05/15/webber-traded-to-sacramento/55b294a5-ed9a-41db-8dc0-0623453790ed/|title=Webber traded to Sacramento|last=Bucher|first=Ric|date=May 15, 1998|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=August 7, 2007}}</ref> Although Webber originally did not want to go to the Kings, as they were a perennially losing team, he had his best years in Sacramento and nearly took the team to the [[NBA Finals]].

When Webber arrived, the Kings also signed [[small forward]] [[Peja Stojaković]] and [[center (basketball)|center]] [[Vlade Divac]], and drafted [[point guard]] [[Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975)|Jason Williams]]. In his first year with the Kings (the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season), Webber won the rebounding title averaging a league high 13.0 rebounds per game, ending [[Dennis Rodman]]'s seven-year run as the NBA's rebound leader. Under the guidance of [[Rick Adelman]], the Kings team made it into the [[1999 NBA Playoffs|1999 Playoffs]], where they lost to the [[1998–99 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] led by future hall of famers [[Karl Malone]] and [[John Stockton]].

In years to come, Webber and the Kings became one of the league's top franchises, and NBA title contenders. He was named to the All-Star team again in [[1999–2000 NBA season|2000]] and [[2000–01 NBA season|2001]] while cementing his status as one of the premier power forwards in the NBA. For the [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–2000 season]] Webber was the cover athlete on ''[[NBA Jam 2000]]''; that season, Webber led the Kings to 44 wins improving their win column from a year before, and into the first round of the [[2000 NBA Playoffs|2000 Playoffs]] where they faced the [[1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]]. After losing the first two games of the series in Los Angeles, the Kings won the next two in Sacramento, including 23 points, 14 rebounds, 7 blocks, 8 assists and 4 steals from Webber in game four, to send the series back to Los Angeles for a deciding game 5. The Kings lost Game 5 and the series to the Lakers who went on to win the championship that year.

Webber peaked in the [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01 season]], when he averaged a career-high 27.1 points. He also averaged 11.1 rebounds and was fourth in MVP voting, while starting at forward for the Western Conference All-Star Team in the [[2001 NBA All-Star Game|2001 All-Star Game]] in Washington. In the [[2001 NBA Playoffs|2001 Playoffs]], Webber and the Kings defeated the [[2000–01 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]] in four games of the first round to advance to the second round (first time of his career he advanced past the first round), where they faced the [[2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] for a second year in a row. The Kings lost in four games to the Lakers despite Webber's 21 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in game four.

On July 27, 2001, Webber signed a seven-year, $127 million contract with the Kings. In the [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02 season]], Webber played in 54 games leading the Kings to a Pacific division title and a franchise-record (and league-best) 61–21 season. He also made his fourth All-Star team and the All-NBA Second Team. In the [[2002 NBA Playoffs|2002 Playoffs]] the Kings defeated the [[2001–02 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] in four games and [[2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] in five games in the first two rounds en route to reaching the Western Conference Finals against their archrivals, the defending-champion [[2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] led by [[Kobe Bryant]] and [[Shaquille O'Neal]], a series that would prove to be one of the most memorable (and most controversial) in NBA History. 

The series was nip and tuck all the way as both teams traded wins in the first six games of the series as the Lakers won games one, four (highlighted by the game winner from [[Robert Horry]]) and six, a game which featured many controversial calls, including a late-game foul on [[Mike Bibby]] after he was bleeding from being elbowed in the nose by Bryant. All told, the Lakers shot 27 free throws in the fourth quarter. Former NBA referee [[Tim Donaghy]] filed in court papers in 2008 said that Game 6 was fixed by the NBA. NBA Commissioner [[David Stern]] denied Donaghy's allegations. Lawrence Pedowitz, who led a review of the league's officiating following the outbreak of the scandal, concluded that while Game 6 was poorly officiated, no concrete evidence existed of it having been fixed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/media/PedowitzReport.pdf|title=Report to the Board of Governors of the National Basketball Association|website=[[NBA.com]]}}</ref> 

The Kings won games two, three and five, including 29 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists from Webber plus the game-winner from teammate [[Mike Bibby]] in game five, heading into the deciding seventh game back at the [[ARCO Arena]] in Sacramento, a game which would prove to be most memorable of the series. The game was nip and tuck all the way with Webber recording 20 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal and Bryant and O'Neal recording 30 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, with 35 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 assists, respectively, as the game went into overtime with missed shots from teammates Stojakovic and [[Doug Christie (basketball)|Doug Christie]], boiling to the last minutes of the game with Webber fouling O'Neal with 1:27 left in overtime causing O'Neal to make both free throws and the Kings would go on to lose Game 7 of the series at home. It was the closest that Webber ever got to a championship.

In the [[2002–03 NBA season|next season]], Webber averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game. He was cited as a possible MVP candidate, and made his fifth consecutive All-Star team. In a bad sign of what was to come, Webber missed the All Star game with a sprained ankle. Nevertheless, he returned and the Kings were among the favorites to win the NBA Championship. In the second game of the [[2003 NBA Playoffs|2003]] Western Conference Semifinals against the [[2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]], Webber suffered a career-threatening knee injury while making a back-cut, forcing him to miss nearly a year of action. This shattered the Kings' 2003 title hopes and they lost the series in seven games.

After [[microfracture surgery]], he returned for the final 24 games of the [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04 season]], in which he led the Kings (who went 55–27 that season) into the [[2004 NBA Playoffs|2004 Playoffs]] where they faced their archrivals the [[2003–04 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]] for the third year in a row, the Kings defeated the Mavericks in five games in the first round en route to reaching the Western Conference Semifinals against the top-seeded [[2003–04 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota Timberwolves]] led by league MVP [[Kevin Garnett]], a series that would prove to be one of the most memorable in NBA history. Each game was neck and neck with both teams trading wins in the first six games of the series as the Timberwolves won games two, three and five, while the Kings won games one, four and six, including 28 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 block from Webber in game four, heading into the deciding seventh game back at the [[Target Center]] in Minnesota, a game which would prove to be the most memorable of the series. 

The game was indecisively close throughout the first three quarters, with Webber recording 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, and Garnett on the other hand recording 32 points, 21 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 5 blocks. The game boiled down to the last play of the game with the Kings trailing the Timberwolves by 3 with 2.5 seconds left in the game. After receiving an inbounds pass Webber pump-faked Garnett in the air and got a clean look as Garnett avoided contact for a three-point shot that rimmed out as the final buzzer sounded and the Kings lost Game 7 and the series, marking the third year in a row that the Kings lost a deciding game 7. It turned out to be the last chance the Webber-led Kings had to win a championship and he was traded the following season, thus resulting in the team being dismantled the following season.

=== Philadelphia 76ers (2005–2007) ===
In February 2005, Webber was traded, along with [[Michael Bradley (basketball)|Michael Bradley]] and [[Matt Barnes]], to the [[2004–05 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia 76ers]] for power forward [[Kenny Thomas (basketball)|Kenny Thomas]], forward/center [[Brian Skinner]], and former King [[Corliss Williamson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1998456|title=Kings ready to end Webber era with 76ers deal|date=2005-02-24|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> Webber took some time to fit in with the 76ers' system, which was geared toward star guard [[Allen Iverson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2005/03/06/76ers-duo-a-work-in-progress/30775985007/|title=76ers duo a work in progress|website=Wilmington Star-News}}</ref> While the Sixers reached the [[2005 NBA Playoffs|2005 playoffs]], they lost to the [[2004–05 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit Pistons]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/250503008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521165151/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/250503008|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2022|title=76ers 78–88 Pistons (May 3, 2005) Game Recap|website=ESPN}}</ref> In the 21 games he played for Philadelphia in 2005, Webber averaged 15.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game on 39.1% shooting.<ref name="stats" /> Following the 2003 [[microfracture surgery]] on his knee, Webber had lost lateral quickness and was seen as a defensive liability.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/news/today-in-philly-sports-history-20-and-20-for-chris-webber-2005/310307/|title=Today in Philly Sports History: 20 and 20 for Chris Webber, 2005|date=February 12, 2009}}</ref>

In 2006, Webber put up a resurgent 20 points and 9.9 rebounds per game in 75 games for Philadelphia.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2665203|title = Frustrated Webber says he hasn't asked to be traded|website=ESPN.com|date = November 17, 2006}}</ref><ref name="stats" /> Nevertheless, the team missed the playoffs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/lists/photos-philadelphia-76ers-playoff-history-since-1999/|title=PHOTOS: Philadelphia 76ers playoff history since 1999|date=May 21, 2021}}</ref> finishing with a 38–44 record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/10/2006-nba-draft-rewind-sixers-trade-for-rodney-carney-on-draft-night/|title=2006 NBA draft rewind: Sixers trade for Rodney Carney on draft night|date=June 10, 2022}}</ref> On Tuesday, April 18, 2006, Webber and Iverson were fined for not showing up at the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]' final home game of the [[2005–06 NBA season|season]], which was Fan Appreciation Night, although both of them were injured and not expected to play.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nba/news_story/?ID=163126|title=TSN : NBA – Canada's Sports Leader<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref> The following day, they both apologized for being absent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nba/news_story/?ID=163245|title=TSN : NBA – Canada's Sports Leader<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>

In the 2006–2007 season, Webber's role was reduced, and he was benched in the fourth quarter of multiple games. In November 2006, ESPN reported that "Webber's minutes and production had "dramatically declined", and that coach Maurice Cheeks had "turned him into a $20 million role player". Webber discussed his frustration with team president [[Billy King (basketball)|Billy King]], but claimed he was not requesting a trade.<ref name="auto"/> During the 2006–07 season, Webber only played 18 of 35 games for the Sixers, leading the media{{who|date=April 2013}} to question his motivation. On January 11, 2007, King announced that the Sixers and Webber had agreed to a reported $25&nbsp;million contract buyout on the remaining two years left on his contract, in effect paying him not to play. Later that day, the Sixers waived Webber, making him a free agent.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=September 11, 2007 |title= With buyout completed, Sixers waive Webber|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2727797 |work= [[ESPN]] via [[Associated Press]]|location=[[Philadelphia]] |access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>

===Detroit Pistons (2007)===
On January 16, 2007, Webber signed with the [[2006–07 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit Pistons]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2731833|title=Pistons win sweepstakes, will sign Webber Tuesday|website=ESPN.com|date=January 16, 2007|access-date=January 16, 2007}}</ref> He has stated throughout his career that he always wanted to play for his hometown team. His usual number 4 had been retired in honor of [[Joe Dumars]], so Webber donned the number 84, because his nephew had a dream of him making a buzzer beater with that number on. The Pistons were a much improved basketball team after Webber's acquisition, improving their record in the Eastern Conference and solidifying the first seed in the East. However, the Eastern Conference favorites failed to advance to the finals after losing to the [[2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland Cavaliers]] in six games in the 
Eastern Conference Finals, leaving Webber short of an NBA Finals appearance yet again. Indeed, Webber performed well in the [[2007 NBA Playoffs|2007 Playoffs]] despite receiving limited minutes. Webber still managed to average 10 points and 6 rebounds per game in the playoffs and shot an impressive 52.4% from the field. His efforts were highlighted by a game 5 performance in the Eastern Conference Finals in which Webber scored 20 points (including 5 points in the double-overtime period) on 9 of 13 shooting and grabbed 7 boards. Nevertheless, Detroit still lost what turned out to be the key game in the series in double overtime and Webber ended up averaging a career low 11.2 PPG in his run with the Pistons. During the off-season, Detroit did not re-sign Webber. Despite receiving a lucrative proposal from [[Olympiacos B.C.]] in Greece, he was in free agency at the beginning of the regular season.<ref>{{cite news |last= Sheridan|first= Chris|date= September 28, 2007|title= Webber has offer from Olympiacos of Greece|url= https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3040997|work=[[ESPN]] |location= |access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>

=== Return to Golden State (2008) ===
[[File:Cwebb vs Joe Smith.jpg|thumb|Webber (right) playing for the Warriors in 2008]]
On January 29, 2008, the [[2007–08 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State Warriors]] signed Webber for the rest of the season.<ref name="sign">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/Warriors_Sign_Chris_Webber.html |title=WARRIORS: Warriors Sign Free Agent Chris Webber |work=Nba.com |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref name="welcomeback">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3217920 |title=ESPN – Warriors' Nelson would welcome Webber back 14 years after feud – NBA |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=January 28, 2008 |access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/transactions/current_month_transactions.html |title=NBA.com: January 2008 Transactions |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018110518/http://www.nba.com/transactions/current_month_transactions.html |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' reported that he would receive the pro-rated veteran's minimum of $1.2&nbsp;million<ref name="sfc">{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/29/SPUDUNPVK.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=Webber Returning To Warriors | first=Janny | last=Hu | date=January 29, 2008}}</ref> (approximately $570,000).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2008/01/30/SP82UOI04.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=All right, Webber's back – now what? | first=Ray | last=Ratto | date=January 30, 2008}}</ref> This came after a rejected offer by the [[2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] who were trying to coax Webber in with two 10-day contracts so they could decide afterwards if they wanted him the rest of the season.<ref name="welcomeback" /> This also put to rest talks of joining the [[2007–08 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit Pistons]], [[2007–08 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas Mavericks]], or retirement.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2931193 |title=Vegas news and notes: Changing of the guards |last=Stein |first=Marc |date=July 10, 2007 |access-date=July 11, 2007 |work=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> He played in only nine games for the Warriors, averaging 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds in 14 minutes per game.<ref name="stats" />

On March 25, 2008, Webber retired from basketball due to persistent problems with his surgically repaired knee and was waived by the Warriors.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080331004126/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/nba/03/25/bc.bkn.warriors.webber.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories Warriors' Webber calls it quits], SI.com. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.</ref>
On March 27, 2008, Webber made his first appearance on television on Inside the ''[[NBA on TNT]]'', alongside [[Charles Barkley]] and host [[Ernie Johnson, Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]. On April 25, 2008, TNT offered Webber a job to be a commentator for the postseason.

On February 6, 2009, Webber returned to [[ARCO Arena]], home of the Sacramento Kings, to participate in the ceremonies surrounding the retirement of his jersey, #4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3890366|title=Kings raise Webber's No.4 to rafters|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|website=ESPN.com|access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Webber ranked #64 in ''[[SLAM Magazine]]'''s Top 75 NBA players of all time in 2003 and ranked #11 in an ESPN.com experts poll of the top power forwards of all time in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2074360 |title=Espn.com's Greatest Power Forwards |work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> He also ranked #72 on a list of the Top 96 NBA players of all time in [[Bill Simmons]]' 2009 bestseller ''[[The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bill Simmons Hall of Fame Pyramid|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/simmons_pyramid.html|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2021, to commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary ''[[The Athletic]]'' ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Webber as the 65th greatest player in NBA history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theathletic.com/2944230/2021/11/15/nba-75-at-no-65-chris-webber-showed-that-bigs-can-be-acceptably-versatile-outside-the-paint/ | title=NBA 75: At No. 65, Chris Webber showed that bigs can be acceptably versatile outside the paint | website=[[The Athletic]] }}</ref>

The Sacramento Kings retired Webber's number 4 jersey on February 6, 2009, when the Kings hosted the Utah Jazz.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spmsportspage.com/published/pro/Pro-basketball/kings-to-retire-jersey-nu.shtml |title=SportsPageMagazine.com |publisher=Spmsportspage.com |access-date=April 4, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Webber was inducted to the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh and Chris Webber headline 2021 Hall of Fame class|url=https://www.nba.com/news/paul-pierce-chris-bosh-and-chris-webber-headline-2021-hof-class|access-date=2022-02-18|website=www.nba.com|language=en}}</ref>

Webber's youngest brother, [[David Webber (basketball)|David]], matched his total with 3 [[Michigan High School Athletic Association]] state championships (1995&ndash;97),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/404468539|url-access=subscription|id={{ProQuest|404468539}}|title=Basketball: Country Day lives up to its billing: [Final Edition]|work=[[Detroit News]]|access-date=April 21, 2023|date=March 27, 1997|page=C.4.w|author=Markowski, Tom|quote=}}</ref> and became [[Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year]].<ref name=MCMBRB2>{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/documents/2015/12/2/1516MBBRecordBook.pdf|title=Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Record Book 2018&ndash;19|access-date=April 20, 2023|date=|publisher=[[Mid-American Conference]]}}</ref>

==Post-basketball life==

Since retiring from the NBA, Webber became an analyst on [[NBA TV]]'s ''[[NBA Gametime Live]]''. He did the Tuesday Fan Night alongside [[Ernie Johnson, Jr.|Ernie Johnson]] and [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]]. He also served as an occasional guest analyst (primary) on TNT's ''[[Inside the NBA]]'' from 2008 to 2021.<ref>[[List of NBA on TNT commentators]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=December 2017}} During Charles Barkley's leave of absence, Webber substituted for him along with other guests such as [[Gary Payton]] and [[Mike Fratello]]. Since 2017, he was also a regular panelist during NBA on TNT's Monday coverage called ''Players Only'', which features only former NBA players as studio analysts, play-by-play announcers, and color analysts for games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pressroom.turner.com/pressroom/turner-sports%E2%80%99-innovative-players-only-franchise-returns-tnt-tuesday-jan-23-cavaliersspurs?fb|title=Turner Sports' Innovative Players Only Franchise Returns to TNT Tuesday, Jan. 23, with Cavaliers/Spurs & Celtics/Lakers|date=2018-01-11|website=Turner|language=en|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> In 2021, Webber parted ways with TNT on the eve of the NBA playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NBA on TNT missing a familiar face in 2021–22 with Chris Webber's exit {{!}} Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/nba-on-tnt-missing-a-familiar-face-in-2021-22-with-chris-webbers-exit/rlvga3a92rsd1pxjv7ts26soj |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.sportingnews.com |date=October 19, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elman |first=Jake |date=2021-05-15 |title=Chris Webber and TNT Just Ended Their Dissolving Marriage at a Very Awkward Time |url=https://www.sportscasting.com/chris-webber-tnt-just-ended-dissolving-marriage-awkward-time/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Sportscasting {{!}} Pure Sports |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601171418/https://www.sportscasting.com/chris-webber-tnt-just-ended-dissolving-marriage-awkward-time/|archive-date=June 1, 2021}}</ref> Webber has expressed interest in eventually becoming a GM and owner.<ref>{{cite web|last=Friedell|first=Nick|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/One-on-One-Chris-Webber-talks-TV-business-col?urn=nba,127479|title=One-on-One: Chris Webber talks TV, business, college ball – Ball Don't Lie – NBA Blog – Yahoo! Sports|publisher=Sports.yahoo.com|access-date=April 4, 2011}}</ref>

In August 2010, Webber played in the NBA Asia Challenge 2010 at [[Araneta Coliseum]] in [[Metro Manila]], an exhibition game which pitted NBA legends and [[NBA Development League]] players against [[Philippine Basketball Association]] stars and legends.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 4, 2010|title=NBA Legends Gary Payton, Chris Webber, Glen Rice and Mitch Richmond Headline NBA Asia Challenge 2010|url=http://www.nba.com/philippines/asia_challenge_2010.html|website=NBA.com|access-date=April 21, 2015}}</ref>

Webber was the owner of Center Court With C-Webb,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centercourtwithcwebb.com/|title=Center Court|publisher=Centercourtwithcwebb.com|access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225114648/http://centercourtwithcwebb.com/|archive-date=February 25, 2011}}</ref> a restaurant in [[Sacramento, California]]. Opening in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2279508|title = Webber adds to his plate with Sacramento restaurant|date = January 4, 2006}}</ref> the restaurant closed on November 17, 2009 <ref>[http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/2331748.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125202827/http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/2331748.html|date=November 25, 2009}}</ref> falling victim to the Great Recession.<ref name="sandiegouniontribune.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-ex-nba-star-webber-sued-over-defunct-restaurant-2010mar02-story.html|title = Ex-NBA star Webber sued over defunct restaurant|date = March 2, 2010}}</ref>

Earlier that year, Webber married his longtime girlfriend Erika Dates during a private ceremony at his Atlanta home. In attendance were 200 guests including family and close friends.

In 2015, Chris Webber was the executive producer for the independent romantic-drama film ''Somewhere in the Middle'' by Lanre Olabisi. Webber has also tried his hand at music production, producing [[Nas]]'s tracks "[[Surviving the Times]]" from his ''[[Greatest Hits (Nas album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album and "Blunt Ashes" from ''[[Hip Hop Is Dead]]''.

In late 2016, Webber began hosting ''Fearless or Insane'' on [[Podcast One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/chris-webber-podcast-different-shaquille-205457299.html|title=How Chris Webber's Podcast is Different from Shaquille O'Neal's Show|last=Riccobono|first=Anthony|date=December 8, 2016|website=yahoo.com|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, with old age makeup, he played the role of Preacher in the film ''[[Uncle Drew]]'', which starred [[Kyrie Irving]].

In 2016, Webber began work as a professor of practice at [[Wake Forest University]], teaching a class in sports storytelling.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Professor C-Webb? Chris Webber to teach college course at Wake Forest.|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/10/20/professor-c-webb-chris-webber-to-teach-college-course-at-wake-forest/|access-date=2021-05-08|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> In 2021 he began teaching at [[Morehouse College]], instructing an online course on athlete activism.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Michael |title=Morehouse's new online athlete-activism course has a teacher with experience: Chris Webber |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/02/17/chris-webber-morehouse-athlete-activism/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 17, 2021}}</ref>

In 2021 Webber announced the launch of a [[private equity fund]] for investing in minority-owned [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] businesses. He stated: "It's crucial that we diversify leadership within the [[cannabis industry]] and level the playing field for people from our communities. For far too long, minorities have been [[Race and the war on drugs|excessively punished and incarcerated]] for cannabis while others profited."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Axelrod |first1=Tal |title=Former NBA player Chris Webber to help start cannabis fund |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/539138-former-nba-player-chris-webber-to-help-start-cannabis-fund |access-date=May 28, 2021 |work=The Hill |date=February 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Nadkarni |first1=Rohan |title=Inside Chris Webber's Mission to Help Black Entrepreneurs |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2021/02/24/chris-webber-black-entrepreneurship-cannabis |access-date=May 28, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> In 2022 he announced the launch of "Players Only", a cannabis brand that will feature flower strains, cartridges, pre-rolls, vapes, sport recovery and performance products, apparel, and more.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Espinoza |first1=Joshua |title=Chris Webber Launches Players Only Cannabis Brand With Strain Collaborations From Quavo, Raekwon, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/life/chris-webber-launches-players-only-cannabis-brand |access-date=August 14, 2022 |work=Complex |date=August 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Chris Webber Launches "Players Only" Premium Cannabis Brand With New Strains and Exclusive Rights Deals with Quavo, Raekwon, Royce 5' 9", Matt Barnes, Jason Williams & More |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chris-webber-launches-players-only-premium-cannabis-brand-with-new-strains-and-exclusive-rights-deals-with-quavo-raekwon-royce-5-9-matt-barnes-jason-williams--more-301604370.html |agency=PR Newswire}}</ref>

==Personal life==
===African-American artifacts===
Webber has a personal collection of African-American artifacts which he began collecting in 1994. He began collecting them upon entering the NBA, starting with the purchase of two slave records. Webber believes that these artifacts are a reflection of his beliefs and aspirations. He initially collected them as encouragements to face life obstacles. However, he had no intentions on exhibiting them until the growth of his collection prompted additional storage. His collection includes an original 1901 publication of an autobiography by [[Booker T. Washington]], and various documents, letters, and postcards signed by [[Frederick Douglass]], [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], and [[Malcolm X]]. When not on public exhibit, the artifacts are stored at the Sacramento Public Library's Archival Vault. In previous years, the Chris Webber Collection has been featured in Crocker Art Museum and Wayne State University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crockerartmuseum.org/exhibitions/exhib_pages/Webber03.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210111256/http://www.crockerartmuseum.org/exhibitions/exhib_pages/Webber03.htm|url-status=dead|title=Crocker Art Museum :: African-American Art and Artifacts|archive-date=December 10, 2006}}</ref>

On June 28, 2007, Webber unveiled his collection of African-American artifacts during the Celebrating Heritage Exhibition at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. During a news conference, Webber said he believed that children can learn from these artifacts, "Hopefully, when children see them they will see there is no excuse for us not to be successful. There's no excuse not to find something that you love to do. There's no excuse to not work hard at it."<ref name="freepartifacts">{{cite news |first=Krista |last=Jahnke |title=Quite a collection; Webber shares historic artifacts |url=http://m.freep.com/news.jsp?key=61910 |work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=June 27, 2007 |access-date=February 4, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Charity===
Webber is active in various charities and created The Timeout Foundation in 1993. The foundation's mission is to provide positive educational and recreational opportunities to youth.

In 1999, Webber created C-Webb's Crew where a group of tickets at every Kings regular home season game would be donated to at-risk youth and their families. To date, over 3,000 youths and their families have attended a game through C-Webb's Crew.

Community awards Webber has won include the inaugural Sacramento Kings/Oscar Robertson Triple Double Award, which is annually awarded to a Kings player who exemplifies: team leadership, all-around game, and sportsmanship; the NBA Community Assist Award for his contributions in February 2003, and the Wish Maker of the Year in 2003 awarded by the Sacramento Chapter of the Make a Wish Foundation.

Webber held a celebrity weekend, Bada Bling!, at the [[Caesars Palace|Caesars Palace Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas]]. The event was held from July 28–30, 2006, and included a live auction and celebrity poker tournament. Many renowned NBA players participated including then-current and former teammates: [[Mike Bibby]], [[Brad Miller (basketball)|Brad Miller]], [[Andre Iguodala]], [[Bobby Jackson (basketball)|Bobby Jackson]], [[Kyle Korver]], and his then-current coach, [[Maurice Cheeks]]. Other notable participants included [[Charles Barkley]], [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]], [[Gary Payton]], [[Kenny Smith]], [[Moses Malone]], and [[Stephon Marbury]]. Numerous entertainers attended as well such as [[Nas]] and [[Common (rapper)|Common]]. All of the proceeds were donated to The Timeout Foundation.

Webber hosted his 2nd annual Bada Bling charity weekend from July 20–22, 2007, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cwebbsbadabling.com/ |title=Bada Bling<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=July 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709161431/http://www.cwebbsbadabling.com/ |archive-date=July 9, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Legal issues===
In 1998, Webber was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, [[resisting arrest]], possession of [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]], driving under the influence of marijuana and five other traffic-related violations after being pulled over for speeding on the way to the practice center at the [[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|Capital Center]] in Prince George's County Maryland (The MCI Center was just finishing being built).  Webber was eventually acquitted by a jury of the assault, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana and driving under the influence charges, and paid $560 in fines for lesser violations.<ref>{{cite news |author=Philip P. Pan; [[Ruben Castaneda]] |title=Webber Is Acquitted Of Serious Charges; Jurors Say They Doubted Officers' Testimony |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-701387.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215090847/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-701387.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 15, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 3, 1998 |access-date=January 29, 2008}}</ref>

Later in 1998 during the off-season, while leaving [[Puerto Rico]] on a promotional tour for [[Fila (company)|Fila]] sneakers, Webber paid a $500 fine after [[U.S. Customs]] found marijuana in his bag. Soon after Fila dropped Webber as an endorser, a three-member panel of arbitrators awarded Webber $2.61 million for breach of contract.

After the closing of his first restaurant, property owner Promenade filed a $3 million lawsuit in 2010. The claims were for violating terms of a 20-year lease signed in 2005. Promenade was seeking funds to help re-lease the property and overdue rent.<ref name="sandiegouniontribune.com"/>

==Discography==
Webber also has produced [[hip hop]] records, including two songs for rapper [[Nas]]: "[[Hip Hop Is Dead|Blunt Ashes]]" and "[[Surviving the Times]]" and appeared on the skit Webber from [[Naughty by Nature]]'s Grammy Award-winning album [[Poverty's Paradise]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left|Album information
|-
|align="left"|'''''[[2 Much Drama]]'''''
*Released: February 16, 1999
*Singles: "Gangsta, Gangsta (How U Do It)"
|}

==Awards==
*5 time All-Star
*5 time All-NBA – 2001 first team, 1999, 2002, & 2003 second team, 2000 third team
*NBA Rookie of the Year (1994)
*NBA All-Rookie First Team (1994)
*1990–1991 National High School player of the year
*Jerseys: #44 Detroit Country Day School, #4 Sacramento Kings
*1999 NBA rebounding champ (13.0 rpg)
*2021 Inductee to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nowrap|{{nbay|1993}}}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1993–94 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| '''76''' || '''76''' || 32.1 || '''.552''' || .000 || .532 || 9.1 || 3.6 || 1.2 || '''2.2''' || 17.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1994}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994–95 Washington Bullets season|Washington]]
| 54 || 52 || 38.3 || .495 || .276 || .502 || 9.6 || 4.7 || 1.5 || 1.6 || 20.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1995}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1995–96 Washington Bullets season|Washington]]
| 15 || 15 || 37.2 || .543 || '''.441''' || .594 || 7.9 || 5.0 || '''1.8''' || .6 || 23.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1996}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1996–97 Washington Bullets season|Washington]]
| 72 || 72 || 39.0 || .518 || .397 || .565 || 10.3 || 4.6 || 1.7 || 1.9 || 20.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1997}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 Washington Wizards season|Washington]]
| 71 || 71 || 39.6 || .482 || .317 || .589 || 9.8 || 3.8 || 1.6 || 1.7 || 21.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1998}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1998–99 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| 42 || 42 || '''40.9''' || .486 || .118 || .454 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''13.0*''' || 4.1 || 1.4 || 2.1 || 20.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999–2000 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| 75 || 75 || 38.4 || .483 || .284 || .751 || 10.5 || 4.6 || 1.6 || 1.7 || 24.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2000}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000–01 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| 70 || 70 || 40.5 || .481 || .071 || .703 || 11.1 || 4.2 || 1.3 || 1.7 || '''27.1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2001}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001–02 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| 54 || 54 || 38.4 || .495 || .263 || .749 || 10.1 || 4.8 || 1.7 || 1.4 || 24.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2002}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002–03 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| 67 || 67 || 39.1 || .461 || .238 || .607 || 10.5 || 5.4 || 1.6 || 1.3 || 23.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2003}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003–04 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| 23 || 23 || 36.1 || .413 || .200 || .711 || 8.7 || 4.6 || 1.3 || .9 || 18.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2|{{nbay|2004}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
| 46 || 46 || 36.3 || .449 || .379 || '''.799''' || 9.7 || '''5.5''' || 1.5 || .7 || 21.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004–05 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 21 || 21 || 33.4 || .391 || .267 || .776 || 7.9 || 3.1 || 1.2 || .9 || 15.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2005}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005–06 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 75 || 75 || 38.6 || .434 || .273 || .756 || 10.0 || 3.4 || 1.4 || .8 || 20.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2|{{nbay|2006}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 18 || 18 || 30.2 || .387 || .400 || .643 || 8.3 || 3.4 || 1.0 || .8 || 11.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006–07 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
| 43 || 42 || 29.7 || .489 || .333 || .636 || 6.7 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .6 || 11.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2007}}
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007–08 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
| 9 || 8 || 14.0 || .484 || {{sort|-|—}} || .417 || 3.6 || 2.0 || .4 || .7 || 3.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 831 || 827 || 37.1 || .479 || .299 || .649 || 9.8 || 4.2 || 1.4 || 1.4 || 20.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|All-Star
| 4 || 2 || 19.0 || .371 || .333 || .375 || 6.0 || 3.3 || 1.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.5
{{s-end}}

===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1994 NBA playoffs|1994]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Golden State Warriors|Golden State]]
| 3 || 3 || 36.3 || .550 || .000 || .300 || 8.7 || '''9.0''' || 1.0 || '''3.0''' || 15.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997 NBA playoffs|1997]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Washington Bullets|Washington]]
| 3 || 3 || 35.3 || '''.633''' || '''.455''' || .500 || 8.0 || 3.3 || .7 || 2.3 || 15.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1999 NBA playoffs|1999]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]]
| 5 || 5 || 38.4 || .388 || .286 || .400 || 9.4 || 4.0 || '''1.8''' || 1.0 || 14.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2000 NBA playoffs|2000]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]]
| 5 || 5 || 39.2 || .427 || .200 || '''.794''' || 9.6 || 5.4 || 1.6 || 2.0 || '''24.4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2001 NBA playoffs|2001]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]]
| 8 || 8 || '''43.5''' || .388 || .000 || .694 || '''11.5''' || 3.1 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 23.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2002 NBA playoffs|2002]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 41.7 || .502 || .000 || .596 || 10.8 || 4.7 || .9 || 1.6 || 23.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2003 NBA playoffs|2003]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]]
| 7 || 7 || 35.1 || .496 || .000 || .653 || 8.3 || 3.6 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 23.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2004 NBA playoffs|2004]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]]
| 12 || 12 || 37.2 || .452 || .250 || .615 || 8.3 || 3.7 || 1.3 || .8 || 18.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005 NBA playoffs|2005]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Philadelphia 76ers|Philadelphia]]
| 5 || 5 || 37.2 || .411 || .357 || .750 || 5.8 || 2.8 || 1.2 || .2 || 19.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2007 NBA playoffs|2007]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Detroit Pistons|Detroit]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 25.2 || .524 || .000 || .531 || 6.3 || 1.5 || .9 || .6 || 9.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 80 || 80 || 36.2 || .464 || .269 || .611 || 8.7 || 3.6 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 18.7
{{s-end}}

==See also==
*[[List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders]]
*[[List of National Basketball Association career triple-double leaders]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{basketballstats|bbr= w/webbech01}}

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