Bill Russell has died.

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[spooky3]

1. RIP. Nt

[Takket]

2. A legend in Boston! RIP Bill!

[elleng]

3. ;-(

[spanone]

4. ...K&R...

[Xoan]

5. RIP Good Man.

[EnergizedLib]

6. Wow

Rest In Peace to a true legend of the game, one of the biggest names and the greatest winner in any sport.

[LenaBaby61]

7. One of the greatest of ALL-Time. I'll also miss his activism .....

Last time I saw Bill Russell a few years ago, he was reading Fatass45 and the GQP US Taliban party for the disgusting, racist pieces of FILTH that they ARE.

RIP Mr. Russell 💖

You've earned your final "TIME OUT" for good.


You will be MISSED

[Docreed2003]

8. A legend and a personal hero

May he rest in strength!

[walkingman]

9. A great man on and off the court.

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. Honest to God, did not read your post before adding mine...

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. A great man, on and off the court,

Sad day for this life-long Celtics fan. Russell-Chamberlain match-ups were always must watch games. He was class act....you will be sadly missed, Bill.

[2naSalit]

20. ...

The reason I ever became interested in Basketball.

[BeyondGeography]

12. A deity

[Boomerproud]

13. A life well lived!

RIP to a great man.

[malaise]

14. A legend has died

Well done Bill

[SilasSouleII]

16. RiP

n/t

[rurallib]

17. Truly a great man - few like him

[yorkster]

18. Now this has me very teary..

A great man on many fronts. A warrior for truth.

[Talitha]

19. ...

[nightwing1240]

21. Both his game and activism are legendary

This man will be greatly missed and deserves our many many thanks for all he did. Thank you Mr. Russell please rest in well earned peace.

[2naSalit]

22. ...

[ultralite001]

23. The world was a better place for Bill Russell being in it...

There will never be another...

Loving thoughts to the family, and great memories for every fan...

BR will be missed...

That is all...

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

24. RIP...

[dalton99a]

25. R.I.P.

[Demovictory9]

26. RIP

[CaptainTruth]

27. RIP...

[ProfessorGAC]

28. A True Legend

RIP, Bill.

[bahboo]

29. oh man.....great player...greater human....

at the very top of those I idolized in my youth....

[SergeStorms]

30. A great human being....

and not a bad basketball player to boot.

You lived a great life, Bill.

[TheRickles]

31. Excellent summary of a very impressive life, in today's Boston Globe

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/31/metro/celtics-legend-bill-russell-towering-champion-boston-dies-88/|

[PCIntern]

32. As a Sixers fan...

I suffered through many losses because of his remarkable play. May his memory always be for a blessing.

[OAITW r.2.0]

44. Well said!

76er's were the Celts worthy adversaries back in that time. It was always an awesome battle between Bill and Wilt....I think they started the modern NBA....

[richdj25]

33. Rest in peace Bill..

your playing days pre-dated me but your contributions to civil rights helped a whole bunch of us in more ways than one.

Love you brother.

[maveric]

34. GOAT

Won 11 championships in his 13 NBA seasons. Player coaching in his last two seasons, winning the ring in both.
It’s a shame he was treated so badly by fans and writers.
I grew up in racist Boston and was always sickened by that.

[Nevilledog]

36. I never knew this....

Link to tweet

[unweird]

40. My neighbor shared his outrage and dislike of Boston as rooted in the treatment he received

I had to look up the history to catch up and did so just recently. Truly pathetic treatment for anyone but even more so when contrasted with the pride in athletic prowess expressed in common civic boosterism.

[FakeNoose]

35. Rest in Peace Bill Russell - A great athlete and a great American

[Tarheel_Dem]

37. RIP Mr. Russell.

[Elessar Zappa]

38. Damn.

RIP Bill.

[grantcart]

39. IMO the smartest professional athlete ever. Sad day

[dameatball]

41. This old gym rat grew up idolizing him and those Celtic teams. IMO, one of the two greatest centers

of all time, along with Kareem. One of the most gifted and thoughtful men ever to play the game.

[OAITW r.2.0]

45. Dave Cowens reminded me of Bill.

Smaller for center, but just got the game and his role with the Celtics.

[H2O Man]

42. Recommended.

Sports legend and a brilliant human being.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

43. NBA Basketball Legend,Civil Rights Advocate & Celtics Legend Bill Russell has Passed away

Link to tweet

[MerryBlooms]

46. A legend on and off the court. Peace. ❤❤❤

[Ohio Joe]

47. RIP

[IngridsLittleAngel]

48. This Lakers fan raises her glass in tribute

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That was the take of both myself and my dad when the heartbreaking news broke. Both of us are lifelong Lakers fans. Nothing makes us grind our teeth like green and white...

And yet, both of us have always had pure admiration and respect and love for Bill Russell.

Whether it was his tenacity, his will to win, his doing whatever it took to make his team better... There was only one Bill Russell, and holy hell, was he special on the court. When you can dominate a game without scoring a single point... There are few in history that could do so. "Any knucklehead can score...." I heard that once. But when you take over the game without scoring? Now that's amazing.

Even more impressive was his life, his heart, his soul, what he did off the court. A constant voice for justice and human rights. So many people thought it was just "black rights"... But I'll never forget him a number of years ago, being asked "Would a gay player have been welcome on your Celtics?" As he said, as he said Red Auerbach would've said... "Can he play? Then yes, he belongs here."

He inspired me on the court... He inspired me 10,000 times more off the court. I know I am not alone there.

He truly was a big man at 6'10"... Even bigger was his heart and spirit.

When fans of your rival team salute you, you know you're special.

Rest in power, Russ... And know you were loved, even by us Lakers fans. Thank you for being you.