The Latest Breaking News from Bill Russell

"Players who currently wear No. 6 – such as (Los Angeles) Lakers‘ LeBron James – will be grandfathered," added Charania.

Basketball legend Bill Russell is one of those rare giants who is lionized for trailblazing in two spheres of public life: sports and civil rights.

Bill Russell 'was the (expletive)' in Woodson's estimation.

PHILADELPHIA — It’s a testament to Bill Russell that one of the most underrated aspects of his life is that he revolutionized college basketball. His work and activism within the civil rights movement, his remarkable career with the Boston Celtics, his well-earned status as the greatest winner in North American…

Russell was indomitable on and off the court and one of the most fascinating public figures to straddle sports and civil rights

Watch NBA legends Bill Russell and Kevin Garnett talk defense, motivation, and family.

The Celtics' star forward also gives us the lowdown on his Gatorade 'Beat the Heat' program, which has more to do with hydration than Miami.

Basketball player who won a record 11 championships and was the first black star player and first black head coach in the NBA

Let's take a look at the two assessments of the Celtics,

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, a civil rights activist of legendary status in his own right, describes how Russell blazed that path for others.

There’s a reason for the simultaneous mourning and celebration of the lives of a basketball player and an actress, both out of the public eye for years. Nichelle Nichols, 89, and Bill Russell, 88, were born during the Great Depression into a society that defined them as second-class citizens simply…