"It wasn't a matter of Wilt versus Russell with Bill. He would let Wilt score 50 if we won. The thing that was most important to him was championships, rings and winning," says former teammate ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary Boston Celtics head coach and manager Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was born ...

Ridiculous. Complex’s Angel Diaz on Russell: “You want to talk about underrated? Bill Russell is grossly disrespected when talking about the greats. Not only is he the greatest winner in all ...

Russell is Associate Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School More From TIME ...

But only one star was there for all 11 titles from 1957 to 1969. Bill Russell -- the prototypical defensive center -- was a champion from his rookie season until his last game in his last ...