Basketball legend Bill Russell dies at 88

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August 1, 2022

Ahron Young

One of basketball’s legendary players, Bill Russell, has died at age 88

The announcement was posted on his Twitter account.

Russell won more NBA titles than any player in history.

All eleven were with the Boston Celtics.

As a five-time league MVP, he changed the game, making shot-blocking a key component on defense.

He spoke out against racial injustice back at a time when it was hard for a black athlete to do so.

He sat in the front row at Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The statement posted on twitter reads:

“Bill Russell, the most prolific winner in American sports history, passed away peacefully today at age 88, with his wife, Jeannine, by his side”.

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