Basketball and an activism that became accompliceship have been two threads in my life that have tied my identity as a person together long before I knew how closely intertwined they actually were. I mention this today after hearing the news of the man who embodied both more than anyone I have ever known passed away in one William Felton …

Getty Images Bill Russell, one of the most important and accomplished athletes in history, died on Sunday at the age of 88 with his wife Jeannine by his side, his family announced. Russell won an NBA record 11 NBA championships, including eight straight, over a 13-year career with the Boston Celtics — the final two of which he served as …

As the Philadelphia 76ers prepare for the 2022-23 season, they have a solid roster led by a star duo in the form of Joel Embiid and James Harden while also adding great fits in free agency that gives the organization excitement for the upcoming season. With that being said, there are still some questions the Sixers have to answer. Most …

Getty Images Bill Russell, one of the most important and accomplished athletes in history, died on Sunday at the age of 88 with his wife Jeannine by his side, his family announced. Russell won an NBA record 11 NBA championships, including eight straight, over a 13-year career with the Boston Celtics — the final two of which he served as …

Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell takes part in a panel called “Sports and Race: Leveling the Playing Field” in 2018 at the Civil Rights Summit in Austin, Texas. (Associated Press) NBA legend and Hall of Famer Bill Russell died Sunday at the age of 88. The former University of San Francisco and Boston Celtics center was professional basketball’s first …

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. Russell passed away peacefully with his wife Jeannine by his side. His family released the following statement. “It is with a very heavy heart …

Bill Russell roared with a deep voice and cackled in a high pitch. Gosh, he cackled, often at something he said at the expense of himself. It was always a joy to hear Russell laugh after he finished telling a story. Everyone around him had a smile, wanting to hear every last word he had to say. Russell died on …

Bill Russell established himself as a legend both on and off of the basketball court. Over the course of his illustrious career with the Boston Celtics, Russell posted some unparalleled and sometimes downright unbelievable statistics that helped to secure his place as one of basketball’s most revered — and decorated — players. He finished his career with averages of 15.1 …

Bill Russell was born in West Monroe, Louisiana in 1934. He spent part of his childhood in the state, a state that was one of the most violent toward Black people. From 1882 to 1936 alone, according to the site 64parishes.org, which covers the state’s history, an estimated 4,673 people were lynched across the United States. Some 389 of them occurred …

Bill Russell hated autographs. Saw no point to them. If he was out dining and got approached by someone asking for his signature, Russell’s usual response was to instead ask the person to join him at the table to have a conversation about life. The autograph-seekers almost always declined. Oh, the stories they missed. Russell, the greatest winner in the …

It took almost no time for key injuries to start to accumulate for the Los Angeles Lakers this past season. Talen Horton-Tucker, Trevor Ariza and Kendrick Nunn were all out early on, and it got even worse when LeBron James sprained his ankle in just the third game of the schedule. With him out on Oct. 26 versus the San …

The death of Boston Celtics great Bill Russell is a moment to mourn and to celebrate. A titan in culture, in sport, and in social justice, Russell’s departure has folks around the country and around the world sharing their grief and gratitude. Russell played his entire NBA career with the Boston Celtics, and remained an integral part of the organization …

NBA Twitter mourns Bill Russell after Oakland legend’s passing originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The NBA world has come to a standstill after the passing of Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell. Russell died “peacefully” at age 88 on Sunday, a statement shared to his official Twitter account announced, with his wife, Jeannine, by his side. Basketball players, analysts, teams …

NBA world pays tribute to Bill Russell after Celtics legend’s death at age 88 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The basketball world has lost one of its most cherished members. Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell passed away peacefully Sunday at age 88. Russell is the most accomplished player in NBA history. His legendary Hall of Fame resume includes a …

The NBA world is paying respects to NBA legend Bill Russell, who died on Sunday at the age of 88. Russell’s death was announced on his Twitter account on Sunday afternoon, with a statement reading he “passed away peacefully today at age 88, with his wife, Jeannine, by his side.” “Bill Russell was the greatest champion in all of team …

Bill Russell, the ultimate NBA champion, one of basketball’s greatest players, a consummate teammate and a voice for social justice who was the soul of the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1950s and ’60s, died on Sunday. He was 88. On the basketball court, William Felton Russell cared about one thing: winning. And he did whatever necessary to accomplish that, …

As the 2021-22 NBA season unfolded, it was starting to look like a slow-motion nightmare for the Los Angeles Lakers. Several key players missed significant time in October and November, including LeBron James, who was out for 10 of the team’s first 16 games because of a sprained ankle and ab injury. Shortly after James returned to the lineup, he …

Getty Images 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 his home at the age of 88, his family announced Sunday. Russell passed away peacefully.  Born in Louisiana in 1934, Russell went on to star collegiately at San Francisco, where …

Report: Bulls guard Coby White likely to be shopped again originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Coby White has been on the trade block “for the last year,” according to a report from the Chicago Sun Times Joe Cowley. That will likely continue throughout next season as the trade deadline approaches, via the same report. According to Cowley, the Bulls …

With training camp in the NBA still a ways away, now is the time for a lot of players to still get some rest before preparing for the grind of the upcoming 2022-23 season. Young Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey was up in Brooklyn at a boxing match on Saturday night showing some support for Philadelphia native Danny Garcia. The …

Everyone knows the Los Angeles Lakers have been trying hard to trade Russell Westbrook for the past six months. Such efforts started with a proposed deal that would’ve sent him and draft capital to the Houston Rockets for John Wall, but L.A. said no. So far this summer, the team has asked about Kyrie Irving, Buddy Hield and Myles Turner …

Zion Williamson is unique — there is not another athlete like him in the NBA. It’s not just his strength and explosiveness, it’s his build and how his body reacts. There are stories about how the Pelicans had to cut back and retool his weightlifting workouts because he put on muscle (and with that weight) too quickly and easily. Zion …

To be on a city’s Mount Rushmore of sports, one has to be more than exceptional in the game. They have to be terrific in every sense of the word and be able to put the team above themselves more often than not. The Philadelphia 76ers have a number of candidates to be on the Philadelphia sports Mount Rushmore. Julius …

Quite a bit of attention is rightly being paid for some comments Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum recently made about the importance of chemistry to a title-chasing team at his annual pro camp that many are taking as a hint about what is important to the rising superstar with regards to a rumored potential trade of his teammate Jaylen …

Fox Sports 1 personality Nick Wright is well known for his strong opinion that LeBron James is a better player than Michael Jordan, whom many regard as the greatest NBA player ever. Some may say it’s a generational thing. Wright is a millennial, and millennials and members of Generation Z are much more likely to put James over Jordan than …