The Latest Breaking News from Bill Russell

For Cedric Maxwell, Boston Celtics icon Bill Russell is the definition of a ‘legend’

Russell is the very definition we ought to think of when one uses the word legend to describe an NBA player according to Maxwell.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022

Did Kevin Durant really believe the Nets would not beat the Boston Celtics in the 2022 playoffs?

Former Net and friend of KD Mike James heard from Durant himself that he did not expect to beat Boston.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022

What the Boston public did not recognize about Bill Russell in his time with the Celtics

Russell is among the most important figures of the last century for exactly the stances he took that drew the ire of that era's white Bostonians.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 4, 2022

The relationship between Bill Russell and Red Auerbach that made the Boston Celtics champions

Their mutual respect and drive to win created the Celtics' dynasty.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 3, 2022

Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell: Reflecting on the NBA’s first individual rivalry

PHILADELPHIA — Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, who won 11 championships and helped usher basketball into the modern era, died Sunday at age 88.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 3, 2022

Bill Russell’s bond with the Boston Celtics organization

Though his abuse at the hands of Bostonians complicated his relationship with the city, Bill Russell bled green when it came to the Celtics.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 3, 2022

Renowned NBA journalist Jackie MacMullan credits Celtics’ Bill Russell for being ‘fearless’

'This man was a fearless civil rights activist at a time when our country was really very racially divided,' said Jackie Mac.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 3, 2022

Golden State Warriors Unveil New ‘Statement Edition’ Uniforms

Team’s kit will prominently feature the words “Golden State” for the first time since 1975.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 2, 2022

Celtics Lab 133: Remembering Bill Russell the man and activist with Sopan Deb

This episode, we are joined by the New York Times' Sopan Deb to pay homage to a giant who changed lives far beyond his legacy in the NBA.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 2, 2022

Boston Celtics release memorial video for NBA, civil rights icon Bill Russell

As an inseparable part of the Celtics organization and the NBA more generally, Russell was a living, breathing embodiment of what we all ought to aspire towards whether in sport or life beyond it.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 2, 2022