"It wasn't a matter of Wilt versus Russell with Bill. He would let Wilt score 50 ... "The basic problem in Negro America," he said in the early sixties, "is the destruction of race pride.

One can make a convincing case that without Boston Celtics Hall of Fame big man Bill Russell ... afloat and relevant in its early years. Just how important was Russell's impact on the NBA in ...

By both measures, Bill Russell stands on the top ... relentless racism that shaped much of his life. Instead, it was a tragic racist episode in his early years that shaped his mindset to be ...

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 was the most dominant ... refusal to serve several Black players. Russell, who died this week at 88, continued his activism through his life, marching with Martin Luther King Jr ...

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 ...

On this day, legendary Boston Celtics big man Bill Russell played his first game for the team he would win an NBA-record 11 ...

They were pro basketball's most dominant team. Never mind "three-peats." The Boston Celtics of the 1950's and '60s pulled off an "eight-peat." The Celtics had Cousy and Sharman and Havlicek.