doesn’t want to tarnish Wilt’s name. All he wants is the truth and for the “false history” that Wilt didn’t have any children to be told. He also would like to know if Wilt had any other secret kids so that he could connect with them. Levi said he spends every ounce of his energy everyday searching for those answers and after finding some of them he was ready to let the world know.

Levi hasn’t gotten much farther with being connected to any family members who actually want to be a part of his life:

In his research Levi found several of Chamberlain’s nephews on Facebook. Maybe one would understand his quest and share DNA. So far, though, fearing more rejection, he hasn’t tried to contact them.

By going public with his story, he said, he’s reaching out not only to those he believes are his blood relatives but also to all adoptees. He hopes his story moves adoptees to begin their own searches earlier. “My life would be completely different,” he said, “if I had done this 20 years ago, when Wilt was still alive.” He has imagined a conversation he would have had with Chamberlain: “ ‘Do you remember my mother? Do you remember her telling you that she was pregnant?’ Depending on his answer to that, I would go further.” He paused. Softly, he said, “I would ask, ‘Have you thought about me over the years?’ ”