If that's the case, then I'd sit up here and say I would take (Bill) Russell over Jordan. But I wouldn't. I wouldn't take Russell over Jordan. Russell has 11 rings, and Jordan has six. I wouldn't ...

The Celtics had never been champions before Bill Russell arrived in 1956. By the time he retired in 1969, they'd won 11 rings in 13 seasons. After taking the mantle from one of the greatest ...

The thing that was most important to him was championships, rings and winning," says ... But only one star was there for all 11 titles from 1957 to 1969. Bill Russell -- the prototypical defensive ...

but that is who Bill Russell was. Bill was a champion unlike any other in the history of team sports - an 11-time NBA champion, including winning eight consecutive titles, a five-time MVP ...

He would not "shut up and dribble." Bill Russell was the most dominant basketball player of his era, leading the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championships. But his experience as a Black athlete in ...