Russell nabbed 51 boards, Hondo played his last All-Star game, and Pierce played his 1st and last games in the Garden.

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 ...

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 ...

The clip featured a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics that included Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Elgin Baylor. The post was captioned with: "Sorry but LeBron averaging ...