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Post from Bill Russell’s X account during NBA Finals left fans confused

Boston Celtics fans received the shock of a lifetime on Sunday when several of them saw activity from a social media account belonging to the late Bill Russell. Russell’s account on X posted a three-word message just minutes after the start of …

LeBron James looking on

The reason LeBron James is changing his jersey number again

LeBron James is switching back to his original jersey number. The Los Angeles Lakers star’s camp has announced that the 4-time MVP will be wearing No. 23 for the 2023-24 season. ESPN insider Dave McMenamin broke the news on Saturday, stating …

Bill Russell giving a speech

NBA announces plans to honor Bill Russell in 1 massive way

The NBA is doing something major in honor of the late great Bill Russell. The league announced on Thursday that they are retiring the No. 6 jersey leaguewide in honor of Russell. Additionally, all NBA players will wear a commemorative jersey patch …

Magic Johnson looking on

Magic Johnson calls for NBA to do 1 major thing in honor of Bill Russell

Magic Johnson wants to see the NBA pay tribute to Bill Russell in a big way. The retired Hall of Famer Johnson posted a tweet on Tuesday calling on the league to retire the late great Russell’s No. 6 jersey across the NBA. Commissioner Adam …

Bill Russell giving a speech

Old Wilt Chamberlain story about Bill Russell goes viral

After the death this week of NBA icon Bill Russell, an old story from Russell’s biggest career rival is going viral. A clip from a joint interview that Russell gave with fellow center legend Wilt Chamberlain decades after they had retired made …

Michael Jordan in a suit

Michael Jordan pays tribute to late Bill Russell

Michael Jordan shared a poignant statement in reaction to the death of NBA and Boston Celtics icon Bill Russell on Sunday. Russell died peacefully at the age of 88 with his wife by his side. The NBA community showed an outpouring of love and support …

Bill Russell giving a speech

NBA legend Bill Russell dead at 88

NBA icon Bill Russell died Sunday at the age of 88, his family announced. In a statement posted on social media, Russell’s family said the Boston Celtics icon died peacefully Sunday at the age of 88 with his wife Jeannine by his side. Details …

Bill Russell

Bill Russell had best April Fools’ Day joke

Forget about all of your juvenile pranks because Bill Russell has officially won April Fools’ Day. The retired Boston Celtics legend tweeted a video of himself Thursday working out with a kettlebell. In his caption, he announced that he was …

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Bill Russell issues powerful statement in support of NBA players

The NBA brotherhood has a very significant ally standing behind them. Retired Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell tweeted a powerful statement on Wednesday expressing his support for the NBA players’ boycott. Russell said that he was …

Bill Russell

Bill Russell took funny swipe at Twitter user who did not know he was still alive

Bill Russell is still alive and well, and he had to personally remind a Twitter user of that much this weekend. During Sunday’s game between the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers, the account @fakemikemulloy tweeted about a sequence …

Bill Russell pumps brakes on assertion that LeBron James is ‘most athletic’ NBA player ever

Kendrick Perkins called LeBron James the “most athletic player in NBA history” over Twitter on Tuesday. Bill Russell said “not so fast, my friend.” Perk, who played center in the NBA from 2003-2018, tweeted a response to a …

Bill Russell pays tribute to Kobe Bryant ahead of Lakers-Celtics game

Bill Russell played a major role in making the Celtics-Lakers rivalry one of the greatest in all of sports, but the Boston legend put that aside on Sunday to pay tribute to the late Kobe Bryant. The Lakers hosted the Celtics on Sunday, which was the …

Bill Russell explains why he flipped off Charles Barkley

NBA legend Bill Russell provided us with the most talked about moment from Monday’s NBA Awards show. Russell ended up flipping the bird to Charles Barkley as Chuck was presenting the lifetime achievement award to Oscar Robertson. While he was …

Watch: Bill Russell flips Charles Barkley the bird

Bill Russell was involved in an awkward moment with Charles Barkley during the NBA Awards ceremony on TNT Monday. Barkley was on stage with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to present a lifetime achievement award to the great Oscar Robertson. Barkley thanked a …

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Bill Russell sends hilarious tweet after being discharged from hospital

Bill Russell is apparently feeling better. The Boston Celtics legend said Saturday that he had left the hospital, and he sent a very amusing tweet to prove that he was doing very well. Thank you everyone for the kind thoughts, yes I was taken to the …

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Report: Bill Russell hospitalized with heart and breathing issues

NBA icon Bill Russell has reportedly been hospitalized. According to TMZ, Russell was rushed to the hospital on Friday night and was suffering from heart problems and shortness of breath. The 84-year-old is still in the hospital, and no update was …

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