He was drafted seventh overall in the 1962 NBA draft by Boston and played 16 seasons with the Celtics, winning eight NBA ...

"I've got a distorted view of the MVP," the Boston Celtics icon opened up in 2013. During Russell's era, the MVP was selected ...

No matchup epitomized this more than Bill Russell versus Wilt Chamberlain in the '60s. Their legendary battles were about ...

Red Auerbach's decision to name Bill Russell as his successor was a groundbreaking move that transcended basketball. Russell, a Louisiana native, became the first Black head coach in North American ...

Relive basketball's most iconic playoff poster dunks, from Shawn Kemp's Lister Blister to Ja Morant's devastating slams and LeBron's countless victims over 15 ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was one of the greatest players in NBA history, and now his former teammate with the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, has shared a glowing opinion about him.

Last season, Jaylen Brown was the NBA Finals MVP, but he is working through a sore knee as this postseason opens. So it will ...

Art Chansky dissects a new documentary series on Max called "Celtics City," chronicling the Boston Celtics' history as a ...

April may not be regarded as one of the most important months of the sports calendar, but plenty of historical moments ...

In a remarkable display of athletic prowess, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics has achieved what many considered impossible: he has broken a long-standing record set by basketball legend Larry Bird.

On this day in 1966, Celtics legend Red Auerbach named Bill Russell his successor as head coach, 9 years after they drafted ...

Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo feel very strongly about the Nikola Jokić vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP debate. What does that mean for the race at large?