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Jeanie Buss pays tribute to Bill Russell after his death

Boston Celtics great Bill Russell passed away on Sunday, and Lakers owner Jeanie Buss honored his memory on social media.

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Obama shares tribute to Bill Russell: "Today we lost a giant"

The 11-time NBA champion died on Sunday at the age of 88.

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Rockets issue statements, reaction on death of NBA legend Bill Russell

The Houston Rockets, along with representatives including current and former players, are paying respect to Bill Russell. “Rest In Peace to a true legend of the game,” the team wrote.

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Celtics and NBA legend Bill Russell dies at 88

Russell marched with Martin Luther King Jr., supported Muhammad Ali and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. The centerpiece of the Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years, Russell earned his last two NBA titles as a player-coach — the first…

Chicago Sun-Times

Matt Calkins: Bill Russell may have been team sports’ greatest winner, but that’s only part of why people are celebrating his life

Before he played under him as a forward with the Sonics, and before he forged a lifetime friendship with the legend, Spencer Haywood remembers meeting Bill Russell after the Celtics played against the Pistons in Detroit.

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Bill Plaschke: Jerry West remembers Bill Russell as a 'difference maker' on par with Jackie Robinson

Los Angeles booed him. Los Angeles jeered him. Los Angeles hated him.

Los Angeles Times

On Bill Russell, the Boston Celtics, and good trouble

Russell's greatness stems not from what he did on the court, but from what he did off of it in spite of what he could have lost.

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Photos: Bill Russell, NBA star who died at 88, took up golf in retirement

Check out 10 photos of the the Celtics legend who played in many celebrity charity golf events.

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Michael Jordan Pays Tribute to 11-Time NBA Champion Bill Russell

The Bulls legend paid his respects to Russell’s legacy, calling him a pioneer: “He paved the way.”

Sports Illustrated

Remembering Bill Russell: The Greatest Winner in Sports

The Celtics icon and 11-time NBA champion leaves a profound impact, on and off the court.

Sports Illustrated

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Appreciation: Bill Russell lived a life like very few others

Bill Russell lived a life that was full even when his many basketball accomplishments aren't factored into his story

The Independent UK

Celtics, NBA world react to the passing of Bill Russell, Boston legend and civil rights icon

The world lost a giant today.

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Celtics Release Statement Honoring Franchise Legend Bill Russell

The 11-time champion died Sunday at the age of 88.

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Celtics issue statement on passing of Bill Russell: His DNA is woven through every element of the organization

Grief and gratitude as Boston Celtics issue team statement following the passing of Bill Russell.

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‘Don’t do it if you can’t do it right’ – Revisiting Bill Russell’s iconic legacy

Celebrate Bill Russell and his well-deserved legacy in Boston and beyond with this mini-documentary from the Boston Globe.

The Hindu

Bill Russell, NBA great and Celtics legend, passes away at 88

The NBA great Bill Russell has died at age 88

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Sports World Honors 11-Time NBA Champion Bill Russell

The basketball legend and civil rights pioneer died Sunday at the age of 88.

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Bill Russell: NBA's first Black superstar and civil rights activist

New York (AFP) - Bill Russell, a dominating center who won a record 11 NBA crowns as cornerstone of a Boston Celtics dynasty, overcame racism to become the league's first Black superstar and civil rights activist.

The Independent UK

NBA legend Bill Russell dies aged 88

‘Bill Russell, the man, is someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men’, Obama said in 2011

Boston Herald

NBA legend Bill Russell dies

BOSTON — Celtics legend Bill Russell, on the Mount Rushmore of Boston sports with a whopping 11 titles as a player and two championships as the first Black head coach in North American pro sports, died on Sunday. He was 88.

Sports Illustrated

Adam Silver Releases Statement After Bill Russell’s Death

The NBA commissioner called Russell “the greatest champion in all of team sports.”

France 24

Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88

Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., died Sunday. He was 88.

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NBA players and fans paid tributes to Bill Russell, who passed away at age 88

Bill Russell was an absolute legend. RIP.

WEKU

Bill Russell, basketball legend with record 11 NBA titles, dies at 88

Bill Russell was one of basketball's all-time greats. He won a record 11 NBA titles, all with the Boston Celtics. But his dominance didn't stop off the court — he was a voice for racial justice, too.

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