Before Russell, who died Sunday at age 88, developed the skills that would make him an 11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics, two-time Hall of Famer and an Olympic gold medalist, he had a ...

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, a 6-foot-10 center, also won the NBA regular season MVP award five times while averaging 15.1 points, 22.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists a game throughout his 13-season career.

Bill Russell died at 88, his family announced Sunday. The NBA world took a moment to remember the basketball icon for his accomplishments on and off the court.

Bill Russell was one of the greatest players in NBA history. He won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics and was known ...

Even after he has left us, the legacy of Hall of Fame Boston Celtics big man Bill Russell lives on in the lives of the people he touched. With fellow NBA players, coaches, and executives, the fans ...

While Russell had no negative comments about each of the players who have won the coveted award after him, the 11-time champion once admitted that over time, his perspective on the MVP had changed.

"I would make him shoot other shots" - Bill Russell on how he would've stopped Kareem Abdul-Jabbar originally appeared on ...

Gary Payton and Bill Russell emerged from two distinctly different basketball eras. Yet "The Glove" has always felt a deep connection to the late iconic NBA figure. Growing up in Oakland, Payton ...

Russell's last hurrah. Bill Russell led his battle-weary Celtics into Game 7 with the Lakers as vast underdogs. Don Nelson's clutch hit is among the indelible ...

Bill Russell, the legendary Celtics center who was the cornerstone of basketball’s greatest dynasty and an exemplar of racial harmony and progress, died Sunday at age 88, his family announced on ...