RIP Bill Russell

[r0drig0lac]

:(

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=28735

[RRR3]

Ugh. A sad day for basketball.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

RIP. A pioneer and legend of the highest order...

[bison]

The most winningest athlete in American sports. RIP to a real legend.

https://i.ibb.co/Q8PTqtp/7-C7-AB057-2068-4195-8416-7-DD2-FFC01063.jpg

[warriorfan]

Oh ****. Shitty news. It was always great to see him make an appearance even when he’s was getting really old. One of the greatest legends of the game. rip

[FashionIssues]

respects. rip

[Hey Yo]

RIP to one of the best ever to play the game.

Hopefully he'll be buried with his 11 rings.

[HylianNightmare]

One of the goats

[97 bulls]

RIP to one of the Greatest to ever do it. He paved the way for many black players and transcended race. Promoted the team concept. And was one of the few athletes that I can think of that was respected by everyone. I never heard a bad thing said about him. We lost a great one. Not just athletically, but a great Man.

[Cyrus334]

RIP to the greatest winner in basketball. No one will ever come close to his level of championship success.

[Kblaze8855]

1 healthy L his entire life from high school till retirement. 16 rings in 19 years and it would probably be 18 if the ncaa let freshmen play back then and he wasn’t hurt his sophomore season nba finals. 55 wins in a row in college. The largest pre dream team Olympic margin of victory. 11 rings in the nba. Retired his nba team missed the playoffs and you never even heard of the school he won back to back ncaa titles with. He had the victory infinity stone and every case for anyone else as the greatest winner in major American sports is only possible after choosing to disregard his existence.

Pioneer and a(maybe the) goat and his city literally broke into his house and shit in his bedroom because he moved to a white neighborhood.

That whole generation never got their due and the people making hundreds of millions off the league they made survive barely pay them any respect. Bill should have a statue at the league offices and be one of the few numbers retired league wide.

[FultzNationRISE]

A man who remained the defining example of winning for 50 years, until Lebron defined it even better.

RIP.

[Im so nba'd out]

He lived a nice full life. May the legend Rest In Peace.

[FultzNationRISE]

RIP to one of the Greatest to ever do it. He paved the way for many black players and transcended race. Promoted the team concept. And was one of the few athletes that I can think of that was respected by everyone. I never heard a bad thing said about him. We lost a great one. Not just athletically, but a great Man.


Indeed, he paved the way for many black players to join a league whose majority ownership a full 60 years later is just 1/30 black.

A true pioneer of wealth consolidation in the hands of an elite few.

[1987_Lakers]

Lived a long life. Crazy to think he outlived Wilt by 20+ years despite being similar in age.

[SouBeachTalents]

One of the coolest traditions they had was him presenting the trophy/FMVP

https://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/NBA+Finals+Game+7+Boston+Celtics+v+Los+Angeles+xVc rr4h7DQpx.jpg

https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTk2NDY0NjUyNjU4NTYx/2015-0617-bill-russell-stephen-curryjpg.jpg

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[John8204]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N71Pv48erIc&t=197s

Bill and Wilt are back together again...it's crazy to see how much pure joy Bill had with Wilt

[AlternativeAcc.]

By far the saddest news in recent memory

RIP

[TheGoatest]

RIP
Really unfortunate that they didn't have Finals MVPs in his day, he would've had 8-10 of them.

[SouBeachTalents]

RIP
Really unfortunate that they didn't have Finals MVPs in his day, he would've had 8-10 of them.
Ditto DPOY. His resume would legit blow away even the likes of Jordan/LeBron/Kareem if they had.

[1987_Lakers]

I like how this show tried to get Russell's laugh on point


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBUgvzUBM5E

2:17 mark.

[theman93]

One of the coolest traditions they had was him presenting the trophy/FMVP

https://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/NBA+Finals+Game+7+Boston+Celtics+v+Los+Angeles+xVc rr4h7DQpx.jpg

Pretty crazy that Stuart Scott, Kobe and now Russell have all passed away.

[Gohan]

Rip to one of the goats

[8Ball]

This man paved the way for NBA.

rest in peace sir.

[3ba11]

RIP to the greatest winner and leader ever

[bison]

A man who remained the defining example of winning for 50 years, until Lebron defined it even better.

RIP.

https://i.ibb.co/8NjS4xg/F4440215-652-C-40-EB-85-DD-111-E8029-CA8-F.jpg

[Akeem34TheDream]

Greatest winner in any sport ever

[Elosha]

RIP to one of the all-time greats, and a person who went way beyond just basketball. He had integrity, courage in the face of social injustice, dignity, and honor. He was a hell of a winner in life as well as basketball. I'm glad he lived to a ripe old age of 88 surrounded by friends and family. Truly a sad day, but also one in which we can acknowledge a legend in both sports and in life.

[Elosha]

https://i.ibb.co/8NjS4xg/F4440215-652-C-40-EB-85-DD-111-E8029-CA8-F.jpg

:cheers:

[ShawkFactory]

Glad to see that there is something that literally everyone on here can agree with.

The sport would not be the same without him. RIP.

[Hey Yo]

Glad to see that there is something that literally everyone on here can agree with.

The sport would not be the same without him. RIP.

His importance to the game can't be stressed enough.

[Lakers Legend#32]

The only Celtic I ever liked.

Admire him more for being a social justice advocate.

[Wally450]

Rip to a legend and a goat.

[FultzNationRISE]

The only Celtic I ever liked.

Admire him more for being a social justice advocate.


This is such a glaring example of how willingly people let corporate mass media shape their perspective.

Russell basically fought for blacks to be included on the white owners’ plantation. Thats what integration was about, and it was pushed as a virtue BY the people in charge.

Russell was fighting for social justice in 1965, yet in 2019 the black community was apparently in such dire dysfunction we had massive worldwide protests about it.

Still today NBA owners are only 1/30 black, and there are virtually no major corporations with black CEOs. Blacks own less and less with each passing decade.

Russell fought for blacks not to own their own leagues, communities, and affairs. He fought so that a few of highly visible blacks could get big checks from white bean-counting billionaires in order to placate the rest at the bottom.

The media tells you that’s progress and you believe it.

Fascinating.

[Lebron23]

RIP to the legendary Bill Russell

[imdaman99]

The GOAT winner. RIP

[k0kakw0rld]

Thank you sir for everything you have done for the sport and for us (black people).

Rest in peace

[sdot_thadon]

Rest in Paradise to a great man, who happened to play a good game of basketball. The man was "the" winner in sports. Period. As a black man I've always admired him for having the ability be great in hostile environments even in his home city. If youve never faced the type of racism directed at black men maybe its not a big deal to you. He gave a key to the city back to the mayor after being refused service in a restaurant. Led a boycott another occasion for the same reason. He was outspoken against racism in a time where it was dangerous to do so. He was once quoted about racism in the game and said : "you play 2 blacks at home, 3 on the road, and 5 when you're behind." He declined to attend his hall of fame enshrinement because he felt it an insult to other African American players who should have been there before he was, he was the 1st black player to be inducted. 1st black coach. I'll miss seeing him present the trophy this year. RIP legend.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Pretty crazy that Stuart Scott, Kobe and now Russell have all passed away.
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[Phoenix]

RIP to a legendary player and sports icon

[bladefd]

RIP to a legend. Mr. Russell sat in the front row seat of the MLK Jr's famous "I have a dream" speech in DC. He was at the Cleveland summit supporting Ali as one of the spokespeople. He was outspoken concerning civil rights stuff. He was one of the greatest winners in sports' history. He changed the game. Truly a class act as well. He lived a life worthy of respect.

https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gettyimages-78149582-1.jpg?w=700

[Jasper]

all players in the league should wear a black strip on their sleeve for this all time great champion !!!!!!!!!

RIP

[Round Mound]

R.I.P GOAT Defender.

[Axe]

Rest in paradise.

[TheMan]

The most winningest athlete in American sports. RIP to a real legend.

https://i.ibb.co/Q8PTqtp/7-C7-AB057-2068-4195-8416-7-DD2-FFC01063.jpg

What a great picture, RIP to Russell and Kobe

[TheMan]

RIP to one of the Greatest to ever do it. He paved the way for many black players and transcended race. Promoted the team concept. And was one of the few athletes that I can think of that was respected by everyone. I never heard a bad thing said about him. We lost a great one. Not just athletically, but a great Man.

This :cheers:

[TheMan]

The NBA should change the name from the Larry O'Brien championship trophy to the Bill Russell championship trophy, he is the GOAT NBA chip winner, that trophy should have his name.
https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612766/2022/07/MJRussellStatement_1920x1080.png

[bladefd]

I will always remember this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eYvwVri8-k

[Full Court]

One of the greatest of all time and a class act. Rest in peace.

[FilmyCogTurner]

RIP to our basketball grandpa. Respect to the highest degree to Mr. Bill Russell.

[guy]

RIP. One of those weird feelings as a long time fan. Never got to see him play and he hasn’t played a game in over 50 years, but he was always around the game and it seemed like he was going to be around forever. RIP to a great man.

[Pointguard]

RIP to a giant and the winningest.

[kawhileonard2]

Ugh. A sad day for basketball.

Yes indeed! Was he sick? It never seemed that way.

[hold this L]

RIP to the biggest winner in NBA history.

[BurningHammer]

One of pro sport GOATs.

RIP :(

[Round Mound]

The NBA should change the name from the Larry O'Brien championship trophy to the Bill Russell championship trophy, he is the GOAT NBA chip winner, that trophy should have his name.
https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612766/2022/07/MJRussellStatement_1920x1080.png

Agree

[Round Mound]

One of the things that suck apart from the great basketball knowledge and conversations that Bill was able to tell is that we won't be able to hear his laugh anymore. Bill had one of the funniest laughs ever. He could make people a mile away laugh with him. :(

[Duderonomy]

Greatest winner in NBA history.
Basketball players live along time , the entire 1992 Dream is still with us, if it was 12 Pro Wrestlers popular in 1992, 3 or 4 would be alive now.

[Derka]

His first book Second Wind was an eye-opener for me. I grew up an hour south of Boston in the prime years of Bird worship. My dad was a shameless Larry fanboy, but maintains to this day that Russell is the greatest Celtic ever and I'm right there with him.

I never got to see him play, but I wish I could have shaken his hand just once and told him how Second Wind impacted my life.

[Axe]

Classic photos, with master auerbach.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQpzvfp_AnkBOoKVJdeupy9PNXyBxTno-4nwQ&usqp=CAU
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[Reggie43]

Absolutely loved his game and mentality. I even used his jersey number in one of the neighborhood leagues I played in just to replicate his approach to the game.

[dankok8]

RIP Bill Russell

Most people can't comprehend the impact that this man had on the game. 11 rings is the single greatest achievement in NBA history maybe sports history period and he was the most important player on his team for arguably all 11 of them. He also fought for racial equality when the races weren't equal under the law. At least today it is better. There is prejudice and biases and institutional racism but the law protects the rights of every race and Bill Russell was on the forefront of that.

[light]

Lived a long life. Crazy to think he outlived Wilt by 20+ years despite being similar in age.

Live fast, die young.

[Kblaze8855]

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