Basketball fans thought they were seeing things when the late Bill Russell's "X" account tweeted out a message in support of his Boston Celtics ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.

helping his team to an 18th NBA championship and earning himself the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP. The 27-year-old had struggled in Game 4 against the Dallas Mavericks, held to just 10 points as ...

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Bill Russell’s performance in Game 7 of the 1957 NBA Finals was a defining moment in his rookie season. Russell played 54 minutes in a double-overtime thriller, scoring 19 points and grabbing an ...

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Cleveland joins a prestigious group of only six NBA teams since 2000-01 to open with nine consecutive wins. But while this ...

Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets celebrates with the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable ... [+] Player Award after a 94-89 victory against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the 2023 NBA ...

Bill Russell has been immortalized in Boston infrastructure ... as Boston has a statue dedicated to him in the City Hall Plaza and the NBA Finals NBA is presented in his honor.

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.

The statement did not give the cause of death, but Russell was not well enough to present the NBA Finals MVP trophy in June due to a long illness. “Bill’s wife, Jeannine, and his many friends ...

“For decades, Bill endured insults and vandalism ... won five MVPs across his 13-year career. The NBA Finals MVP award is also named after Russell. His No. 6 was retired by all NBA teams ...