They gave him a chance out here, and he reconciled with a lot of stuff that happened to him in Boston, but it was harsh, mean ...
The rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain was transformative for the NBA in the 1960s. Everyone was aware that ...
Stephen Curry refuses to follow NBA players from the older generation. It's become commonplace for yesterday's stars to discredit the new school. Greats like I ...
"It wasn't a matter of Wilt versus Russell with Bill. He would let Wilt score 50 if we won. The thing that was most important to him was championships, rings and winning," says former teammate ...
The NBA had its share of different hairstyles. Players wore everything from bald heads, to high-top fades to cornrows. But no player had perhaps a bigger impac ...
He would not "shut up and dribble." Bill Russell was the most dominant basketball player of his era, leading the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championships. But his experience as a Black athlete in ...
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's legacy as arguably the greatest winner in sports history is deeply tied to his tenure with the Boston Celtics. However, surprisingly, it wasn't his time on the Celtics that the 6 ...
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 ...
Former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Camby reveals Tim Duncan as his biggest rival while highlighting a hyped college ...
On June 18, 1963, Boston Celtics star and Civil Rights activist Bill Russell addressed the thousands of students who gathered to protest educational inequality and segregation.