Bill Russell, Boston Celtics legend and 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88
Bill Russell, former Boston Celtics trailblazer and the only NBA legend to win 11 championships, has died at the age of 88. His family shared the news on Russell's official Twitter page on Sunday afternoon, July 31.
"It is with a very heavy heart we would like to pass along to all of Bill's friends, fans & followers: Bill Russell, the most prolific winner in American sports history, passed away peacefully today at age 88, with his wife, Jeannine, by his side," said the statement released by the family.
The statement shared a glimpse of his achievements read, "Bill's two state championships in high school offered a glimmer of the incomparable run of pure team accomplishment to come: twice an NCAA champion, captain of a gold-medal-winning US Olympic team, 11 times an NBA champion and at the helm for two NBA championships as the first Black head coach of any North American professional sports team."