The NBA family just learned this afternoon that Bill Russell, the 11-time champion and Hall of Fame icon of the Boston Celtics, who used that fame to further the civil rights cause in the United ...

Bill Russell -- the prototypical defensive center -- was a champion from his rookie season until his last game in his last Final. Before he arrived, the Celtics had never won an NBA title.

Ever since Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell passed away, NBA legends like Magic Johnson have been pulling for his no. 6 to be retired across the league. As it turns out, the league will abide by ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver presents the 2024 Boston Celtics with the Larry O'Brien championship trophy after Game 5 in ...

Today in Boston Celtics history, Dave Cowens was born in 1948 in Newport, Kentucky.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Hall of Fame forward Thomas Ernest "Satch" Sanders was born in New York City in 1938.