"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 ...

Bill Russell stood with the civil rights leader ... Advertisement The league continues its traditional MLK Day installment, which has now been around for almost four decades.

But only one star was there for all 11 titles from 1957 to 1969. Bill Russell -- the prototypical defensive center -- was a champion from his rookie season until his last game in his last ...

Bill Russell, who earned 11 NBA championship rings during his career, died on Sunday with his wife Jeannine by his side Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE.

In a 1987 essay, the daughter of Celtics legend Bill Russell wrote that her father had faced “the worst kind of unbridled bigotry” from Boston fans and sportswriters, and detailed racist ...

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and human rights activist Bill Russell to current stars like Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday – playing on this day is of great importance. Prior to tip-off of the Celtics-Warriors matchup on MLK ...