Amid the pressure, Bill Russell, player-coach for the latter franchise, had a unique outlook. Before the game, "Russ" reassured his team that losing wasn't the end of the world. Instead ...

Bill Russell‘s DNA is woven through every element of the Celtics organization, from the relentless pursuit of excellence, to the celebration of team rewards over individual glory, to a ...

rings and winning," says former teammate John Havlicek about Bill Russell on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. They were pro basketball's most dominant team. Never mind "three-peats." ...

Bill Russell was the most dominant basketball player ... which he refused to swallow silently. In Boston, his own team's fans shouted "Go back to Africa" and called him a "baboon" and the N ...

Bill Russell -- the prototypical defensive center ... Russell was the consummate team player, the one who authoritatively blocked shots to teammates or fired the precision outlet pass.