"Auerbach coached because he understood Bill Russell better than any man alive and got more out of Russell than any man could have," Krause said. "Nobody could've handled Russell the way Red handled." ...

A’ja Wilson achieved what no WNBA or NBA player has during her 2025 campaign with the Las Vegas Aces. She added a ...

And then there was one. Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jaylin Williams – not to be confused with teammate Jalen Williams – is the ...

The family of Celtics great Bill Russell was joined by local leaders and NBA greats Wednesday to celebrate the completion of the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched ...

Basketball legend Bill Russell was hospitalized Thursday after feeling faint while giving a speech in Nevada, the Boston Celtics said. Russell, 80, left the event at the Hyatt Regency resort in ...

When the NBA retired Bill Russell's legendary Boston Celtics No. 6 across the league in 2022, players who already wore that digit were grandfathered in to allow them to continue wearing it.