Defined defense in basketball, the basketball court was increased in size because of his dominance. He won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics from 1957 to 1969. The battles between him and Wilt Chamberlain as Centers were the penultimate of competition between two Giants. He was also involved with the civil rights protests of the 1960s with legends like Muhammad Ali.
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@Pfuzylogic I’d prefer to be wrong considering he was the first modern basketball star. So many players from the old days you can’t imagine playing in the NBA now. Not so with Russell
