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.

"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 ...

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 ...

According to Boston.com readers, the winner of the 2025 bracket competition is the Celtics’ 1956 trade for Hall of Fame center Bill Russell. The deal, which landed Boston its foundational ...

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 ...

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 ...