After Bill Russell died last year ahead of the 2022-23 season, the NBA went above and beyond to honor the former Celtics legend and Hall of Famer. The league retired his No. 6 jersey across the league ...

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Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo set the record straight on Wednesday following multiple statements made by long-time Heat forward Udonis Haslem. “We all respect Bill Russell for what he's done for us as ...

In recent years, the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics have always seemed to get in each other’s way. While the two franchises have long been powers in the Eastern Conference, Miami and Boston have ...

In one of the most iconic rivalries in sports history, Bill Russell vs. Wilt Chamberlain was often framed as a clash of titans. But behind the scenes, Russell revealed a surprising strategy: he ...

Udonis Haslem’s distaste for the Boston Celtics continues even in retirement. During the second episode of the new podcast Haslem started with former Miami Heat teammate and former University of ...

Before Bill Walton ever set foot on an NBA court, he had already found a role model in Bill Russell. The legendary Boston Celtics center reshaped the game and challenged the world beyond it. Walton, a ...

"Tell me when you're going to see a Miami Heat jersey hanging in Boston," Haslem said. "I had to repent that, I love Bill. No disrespect to Bill," Haslem stated. "He just caught that stray. Respect to ...

A 1957 rookie card of the late, great Bill Russell sold for $660,000 at an auction Thursday, according to PWCC Marketplace. Russell's card went for the third-most money of all time among pre-1980 ...

I developed The Bill Russell Scale in 2021 to create "an unbiased ranking of unassailable players" prior to the NBA's release of its 75th anniversary team. When Russell died in 2022, we reset the ...