"It wasn't a matter of Wilt versus Russell with Bill. He would let Wilt score 50 if we won. The thing that was most important to him was championships, rings and winning," says former teammate ...

Ridiculous. Complex's Angel Diaz on Russell: "You want to talk about underrated? Bill Russell is grossly disrespected when talking about the greats. Not only is he the greatest winner in all of ...

"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 by the NBA players themselves. In 1980, the NBA modified how the MVP was ...

Professional basketball has long evoked the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bill Russell stood with the civil rights leader during the March on Washington, while Oscar Robertson helped ...