In Memoriam: Boston Celtics, civil rights icon Bill Russell (1934-2022)
In celebration of his unparalleled excellence on the court with 11 NBA titles, 13 All-Star appearances, and 5 MVP awards among countless other accolades, as well his historic support of the US Civil Rights movement and struggle for social justice up to his passing this past Sunday, the league paid tribute to the monumental life of Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell with a video.
The bedrock of the Celtics dynasty of the late 1950s and 1960s who revolutionized the vertical and defensive elements of the game of basketball, Russell broke barriers of all imaginable sorts while refusing to compromise his identity as an individual in an age where few athletes — never mind Black ones — had the latitude to do so.
Watch the clip embedded below to see the NBA’s tribute to the Boston icon Bill Russell, who left us at 88 years of age this past weekend.
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