The very first basketball game I watched featured Bill Russell. It was in March 1968, and Russell’s Celtics were facing Oscar Robertson’s Cincinnati Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) in a ...

Boston Celtics legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell died Sunday at the age of 88, his family announced. Advertisement Advertisement Great Bill Russell anecdotes from ...

Take a look at the numbers behind Bill Russell's Hall of Fame career, his battles against Wilt Chamberlain and how Russell revolutionized NBA defense.

Throughout his basketball career, Bill Russell compiled a legacy of championship achievement unparalleled in any sport. As the dominant defensive player of his generation, he won an Olympic gold ...

Bill Russell shoots while playing against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden in 1967. NBAE via Getty Images “Bill Russell was the greatest champion in all of team sports,” NBA commissioner ...

Bill Russell’s Civil Rights legacy rivals his on-court accolades originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Russell is the most successful player in NBA history who helped the Boston Celtics ...

Bill Russell ranks among the sport’s all-time greats.Russell was born in Louisiana, but in his early childhood, his family moved cross-country to Oakland, Calif., where he attended McClymonds ...

Russell’s last two championships with the Celtics in 1968 and 1969 were also achieved with him as a player-coach, replacing his legendary coach Red Auerbach after his retirement at the end of ...

Bill Russell, an 11-time NBA champion as a player and coach with the Boston Celtics and one of the most important figures in NBA history, has died at the age of 88, his family announced Sunday ...

Bill Russell, who has been called the greatest team player in sports, leading the Celtics to 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons, died. He was 88.