The fourth in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers. Before there was Mookie Betts, there was Bill Russell. An outstanding ...

The NBA family just learned this afternoon that Bill Russell, the 11-time champion and Hall of Fame icon of the Boston Celtics, who used that fame to further the civil rights cause in the United ...

Bill Russell -- the prototypical defensive center -- was a champion from his rookie season until his last game in his last Final. Before he arrived, the Celtics had never won an NBA title.

Bill Russell explains to Bill Simmons in the show Mr. Russells House his favorite trophy from his NBA career. Bill Russell was an 11-time NBA champion and 12-time All-Star, but his impact went far ...

Bill Russell made sure to hand John Havlicek massive credit when he led the Celtics to a championship in 1974.

Kobe Bryant was always a student of the game. He emulated the greats of the past and made parts of their game his own, such as Jerry West’s pull-up J, Elgin Baylor’s footwork, or Oscar Robertson’s ...

Jaylen Brown addresses the Celtics' crowd before the NBA's Pioneers Classic on Sunday. Winslow Townson / Getty Images BOSTON – On a day of history at TD Garden, Jaylen Brown wrapped Bill Russell’s ...

Russell shot up the minor-league ladder, playing just 221 games before making the jump from Class A Bakersfield to the majors in 1969, doubling in his first big-league at-bat. The adjustment from the ...