🔥🏆 He Won 11 Rings. They Defecated In His Bed. 🏆🔥 Bill Russell dominated the NBA — winning 11 championships with the Boston Celtics 🏀🍀 — more than any player in league history. But while he was building a dynasty, racists were vandalizing his home… and his FBI file labeled him “an arrogant Negro.” This is not just basketball history. This is American history. 🇺🇸🖤 During the Civil Rights era, Russell stood alongside giants like Martin Luther King Jr. ✊🏾 and Muhammad Ali 🥊 — using his p

Basketball star Bill Russell died at 88 years old on Sunday. Russell won 11 NBA titles in 13 years with the Celtics and used his fame to fight for civil rights. He led a walkout of Black Celtics players in 1961 when they were refused service and joined Martin Luther King in the March on Washington. Russell also received the President Medal of Freedom from President Obama. NBC News' Anne Thompson has more detatils. | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas

A MOMENT IN HISTORY Bill Russell blocks a dunk attempt by Wilt Chamberlain in Game 4 of the 1967 ECF!🤯🤯🤯 Mind you that Bill is 3 inches shorter than Wilt! 💯💯💯 It takes a legend to defeat a legend! 🔥🔥🔥 #billthehill #wiltthestilt #nbalegend -CaptainObvious | Basketball Tipoff

"We're gonna get a guy that's gonna change everything." Bill Russell made shot blocking an art, transforming the game of basketball forever. | NBA