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"What I think about him is what I used to think about Wilt" - Russell on why he compared James to Chamberlain
"What I think about him is what I used to think about Wilt," Russell told USA Today in 2013, while talking about LeBron. "And ...
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"I've got a distorted view of the MVP" - Bill Russell doesn't like the way MVPs are decided today
"I've got a distorted view of the MVP," the Boston Celtics icon opened up in 2013. During Russell's era, the MVP was selected ...
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"Bill Russell came to our games, ate at our training table" - Dwyane Wade reveals how the Celtics legend impacted his career
"One of the people who came in multiple times was Bill Russell. So Bill Russell would come in. He would speak to us. He would ...
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"I owe it to him. I owe so much of — if not all my life" - Bill Walton explained how Bill Russell helped him transform his life and career
The Celtics legend didn't take a backseat, a trait that inspired other players close to him. "I do everything I can to spend ...
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Bill Walton watched special matchups between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain: "Wilt was this incredible force of everything … And here was an undersized Bill Russ…
No matchup epitomized this more than Bill Russell versus Wilt Chamberlain in the '60s. Their legendary battles were about ...
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Bill Russell's daughter makes shocking claim about late NBA legend's dating life
Karen is Bill Russell's youngest child and only daughter, whom he welcomed with his first wife, Rose Swisher. While the 11-time NBA champion had married four times, the news of him dating Nancy Wilson ...
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Bill Russell already saw Magic Johnson in a 21-year old LeBron: "I don't think I've ever seen a player that good who is this young"
Bill Russell was left in awe after watching third year pro LeBron James power his Cleveland Cavaliers to their first 50 win ...
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"I think Dream had more talent" - Robert Horry breaks down why Hakeem Olajuwon was better than Shaquille O'Neal
The mainstays include Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Shaquille O'Neal, and Hakeem Olajuwon. The uniqueness of the four Hall ...