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On this day, Boston Celtics guard legends KC Jones and Bill Sharman were born.

On this day, the Celtics traded for Bill Sharman, drafted Gene Conley and won their seventh title in 1964.

The NBA’s list included Hal Greer, Jerry Lucas, Bill Sharman, Nate Thurmond, Dave Bing, Billy Cunningham, Lenny Wilkens and Damian Lillard and USA TODAY’s did not.

Need one basketball player, with everything on the line? It's Bill Russell, now and forever.

Bill Russell, a National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer who led the Boston Celtics to 11 championships in 13 seasons, while being an outspoken critic of racial injustice, died Sunday ...

Bill Russell's trade to the Boston Celtics in 1956 changed NBA history and led to the team's unprecedented success.

Cousy, Heinsohn and Bill Sharman were gone. Big-name imports Bailey Howell and Wayne Embry were on the back-nine, and leading scorer Sam Jones was 33 when Russell took over.

Bill Russell, the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics dynasty that won eight straight titles and 11 overall during his career, died Sunday. The Hall of Famer was 88. Russell died "peacefully" with ...

Russell was one of the sports world's greatest winners as the anchor of a team that won 11 NBA championships, as well as the league's first black coach.