How did Bill and Will's 1969 black-and-white photo get colorized, and is the colorized version available online?

The original 1969 black-and-white photo of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain was taken during the NBA Finals.

Colorizing black-and-white photos was initially done by hand-painting colors using oils or pencils.

The advent of Adobe Photoshop made colorizing photos more accessible with the use of Neural Filters.

The Neural Filters in Photoshop analyze the image and colorize it in seconds.

Other apps, like Photomyne's Colorize, also allow for automatic colorization of black-and-white photos.

The colorized version of the Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain photo can be found on Reddit.

Bill Russell led the league in field goal percentage (fg) nine times in his career.

In the 1961-1962 season, Wilt Chamberlain averaged a record-breaking 50.4 points per game.

The same year, Chamberlain shot 50.6% from the field, which was the second-best in the league.

Bill Russell's number was posthumously retired across the NBA, similar to Jackie Robinson's 42 in baseball and Wayne Gretzky's 99 in hockey.

The original 1969 Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain photo is available for purchase online.

The 1964 NBA Finals footage has been restored and colorized, showcasing the evolution of the game.

Colorization of black-and-white movies became popular in the 1980s, with the use of analog and digital techniques.

Early colorization of films was done by hand-painting colors frame by frame.

Modern colorization of films uses digital software and algorithms to analyze and colorize the footage automatically.

The colorized version of the 1964 NBA Finals footage can be found on Duke Basketball Report.

A colorized version of the Bill Evans Trio's "Nardis" performance from 1969 can be found on YouTube.

The colorization of historical photos and films allows us to see the world in a new light, adding depth and realism to the past.