Amid the pressure, Bill Russell, player-coach for the latter ... of celebrating the title victory in what would be his last NBA game alone, "Russ" then shared the microphone with then-Celtics ...

Bill Russell -- the prototypical defensive center -- was a champion from his rookie season until his last game in his last championship series. Before he arrived, the Celtics had never won a ...

To be the greatest champion in your sport, to revolutionize the way the game is played, and to be a societal leader all at once seems unthinkable, but that is who Bill Russell was. Bill was a ...

Bill Russell was not just one of the greatest and ... Some of the league’s marquee games have been scheduled on this day to honor the legacy of Dr King and promote his messages of social ...

As the NBA retires #6 across the league, several legends of the game share their most intimate conversations from Bill Russell. As the NBA retires #6 across the league, several legends of the game ...

He turned it into the consummate team game, where defensive ability, rebounding and hustle were as important as great offensive skills. Bill ... Russell also coached in the NBA, but with mixed success ...

Bill Russell was the ... In 1961, he led a boycott of a game in Lexington, Kentucky, to protest a restaurant's refusal to serve several Black players. Russell, who died this week at 88, continued ...