The legendary Bill, who passed away today, won 11 NBA titles with the Celtics: “As much as he won, the understanding of the fight is what really enlightened his life”, reads the farewell message that spread the family.
Bill Russell is gone. He was 88 years old, he died with his wife Jeannine faithfully next to him, who then broke the news. With him, basketball has not only lost a legend, but the world has lost a pillar, one of those athletes who have made history for real, and not just on the playing field. Russell was much more than the center of the legendary Boston Celtics of the 1960s, a player capable of winning 11 rings, the best center in the era of dominant centers.