T he rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain was transformative for the NBA in the 1960s. Everyone was aware that ...

And that was why the Celtics -- particularly Olympic athlete Bill Russell-- played such a style. Eventually, the rest of the league caught on and stole their thunder, as is so often the case.

A child of Russian Jewish immigrants, Auerbach was awarded an athletic scholarship to George Washington University. While ...

The Boston Celtics’ payroll allegedly sparked a rift within the family that owns the team – leading the patriarch to demand ...

Boston Celtics Hall of Fame big man Bill Russell touched lives far beyond the basketball court in his 88 years of life, his work as a mentor and civil rights activist literally helping to change ...

Bill Russell‘s DNA is woven through every element of the Celtics organization, from the relentless pursuit of excellence, to the celebration of team rewards over individual glory, to a ...

The Celtics had Cousy and Sharman and Havlicek. They had the Joneses -- K.C. and Sam. But only one star was there for all 11 titles from 1957 to 1969. Bill Russell -- the prototypical defensive ...

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell's passing at 88: A Bob Ryan tribute Al Horford reportedly to compete with Karl-Anthony Towns, Chris Duarte for Dominican National Team in August ...

In a recent video for ESPN, Daniel Greenberg dissects the history of the Celtics and Lakers, both as individual franchises ...

On this day, the Boston Celtics hired former player Tommy Heinsohn as coach, traded for Wayne Embry, and Sherman Douglas was ...

Check out the Celtics Lab podcast on: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi The relationship between Bill Russell and Red Auerbach that made the Boston Celtics ...