LeBron James is entering his 21st season in the NBA and is ripe for some change. When he takes the court as a Los Angeles Laker in the fall, he switches from jersey number six back to 23. While he may have personal reasons to change things up, it’s also out of respect for Bill […]
The great Bill Russell passed away in 2022 after a beautiful, championship life. The Boston Celtics legend, 11-time NBA champion and proud Civil Rights activist’s life is getting the documentary treatment on Netflix this February. In a clip (see below) from the forthcoming doc, simply titled BILL RUSSELL: LEGEND, Russell recalls respectfully declining a request […]
Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain are Hall of Fame centers whose careers helped pave the way for the modern NBA. But what most don’t know is they were also the prototype for the activist athlete.
The league plans to honor him in other ways, too.
The sports world lost one of its greatest winners with yesterday’s passing of legendary Boston Celtics center Bill Russell. Also nicknamed “The Secretary of Defense” and “Mr. 11 Rings,” Russell was the consummate team player and won on every level in basketball, starting from college through his NBA career, including the Olympics. But the story […]
The sports world has lost a giant. 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell passed away at the age of 88. Sunday (Jul.31), the official Twitter account for NBA Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell broke the sad news that the legendary hooper died. “Bill Russell, the most prolific winner in American sports history, passed away peacefully at age 88, […]
Boston is known to be a hostile city when it comes to sports.
