I developed The Bill Russell Scale in 2021 to create "an unbiased ranking of unassailable players" prior to the NBA's release of its 75th anniversary team. When Russell died in 2022, we reset the ...

The 1957 Topps card of the Boston Celtics great, who led the team to 11 NBA championships during his 13-season career and became the league’s first Black head coach, is the third most expensive ...

A 1957 Topps Bill Russell rookie card sold for $660,000 in a private sale Thursday, setting a record for a card of the Boston Celtics great who died last year. The sale, conducted by PWCC Marketplace, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Bill Russell’s first year at shortstop included a major-league-leading 34 errors, but his perseverance transformed ...

Bill Russell might have been the most famous Black man in Boston during his days with the Celtics. That didn’t matter to racists. There was the time Russell’s car broke down during a rainstorm.

Welcome to the fifth annual edition of The Bill Russell Scale, "an unbiased ranking of unassailable players," where we assess everyone's legacies based on how close their careers come to perfection.

Criteria for The Bill Russell Scale came from the idea that the NBA's 50th anniversary team included: The additions of McAdoo and Wilkins to the 75th anniversary team further solidified this as ...

In February for Black History Month, USA TODAY Sports is publishing the series “28 Black Stories in 28 Days.” We examine the issues, challenges and opportunities Black athletes and sports officials ...

Newly released FBI documents show Celtics legend Bill Russell was being shadowed by the feds for possible ties to the Black Panthers and allegedly gambling on hoop games. He was also interviewed by ...

The fourth in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers. Before there was Mookie Betts, there was Bill Russell. An outstanding ...