NBA legend Bill Russell dies at 88
Basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Russell waves as he is introduced at a game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Las Vegas Aces at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on July 21, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) BOSTON (AP) - Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S.
sport — and marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr., died Sunday. He was 88.His family posted the news on social media, saying Russell died with his wife, Jeannine, by his side.
The statement did not give the cause of death."Bill's wife, Jeannine, and his many friends and family thank you for keeping Bill in your prayers.
Perhaps you'll relive one or two of the golden moments he gave us, or recall his trademark laugh as he delighted in explaining the real story behind how those moments unfolded," the family statement said. "And we hope each of us can find a new way to act or speak up with Bill's uncompromising, dignified and always constructive commitment to principle.
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