They're not the same type of player. When Bird was leading the Celtics to three championships in the 1980s and lighting up the scoreboard, was he compared to Bill Russell? The idea was crazy, because they're two completely different players. "I'm not...

Though he’s only credited as a narrator and cowriter instead of director, is clearly Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s pet project. He is very interested in the early history of black basketball teams, so this documentary exists. Jerry West, Bill Russell, Charles...

We played for very little money, but if you would compare us to the players today, we had better talent. A lot of guys that are playing in the NBA today could not make our squads back in the old days.” Bill Russell was your teammate when you were with...

He is the only play ever to retire with career averages of 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists per game. He averaged 24.3, 10.0 and 6.2. He didn't just "squeak" those numbers in. He is arguably the most complete small forward ever including LeBron...

Debate rages on as to whether or not he is a Top 5 Celtic. Metro squeezes No. 34 in, but barely. 1. Bill Russell 1956-69 Eleven NBA championships. That’s all you need to know. Russell changed the game with his defensive prowess and averaged 22.5...

'And if you come back again, we'll do it another time. So you'll have to find something else to do.' " It's the early 1990s. Dikembe Mutombo is walking around Georgetown, where he once blocked 12 shots in a game, with Bill Russell. The retired Boston...