Bill Russell's GREATNESS In 5 Minutes: Everything you NEED To Know About Mr 11 Rings

Bill Russell is a Boston Celtic Legend and his death has rocked the NBA World. We remember the real Bill Russell by exploring his death, life, and highlights. We examine his career with the Boston Celtics to chronicle the incomparable impact he leaves on the game and the world at large. RIP Bill Russell.
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Chapters
00:00 - Rest In Power Bill Russell
00:12 - A Legacy of Achievement
01:32 - The Basketball Genius
02:13 - Russel Marches With MLK
02:30 - Boston and Bill is Complicated
03:14 - How Good Was Bill Russell Really?
03:40 - Bill's Bling
04:30 - Bill and The NBA
04:38 - My Take - Thank You Bill
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[@ingmarvanderhoek6314]

A giant of a man in every sense. He will be sorely missed. Modest, intelligent, truthful but never backing down when provoked. And such an amazing basketball player.

[@sk1ntbunny]

RIP, one of the true OGs of basketball.

[@anthony0358]

I never saw him play. I missed him by three years. But he was simply a legend. May he Rest In Peace. I shared the video on my twitter so people can learn more about his accomplishments

[@ViewTheRightThing]

Thanks man, I wasn't feeling super well today but I saw the news and...it had to happen. Making sure that these legends won't ever be forgotten is why I make the vids that I do and I appreciate you helping in that cause 💪🏾🙏🏾

[@zachmunro4407]

Never knew this man was such a G.O.A.T. Thank you so much for this video, he will definitely be missed but his impact lives on

[@ViewTheRightThing]

I'm glad you got something out of it bro, thanks for the dope comment.

[@ViewTheRightThing]

There aren't any words to describe the loss of a Bill Russell but I tried my best y'all. RIP Bill, thank you for everything. If you've got something say about Russell, leave it in the comments and ensure that his legacy is NEVER forgotten. Thanks for watching kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5aVmnWAabxgi7s Corrections: Russell won rings in '68 and '69 as a Player/Coach

[@stanleyrogouski]

For pure athletic ability, the GOAT would have to be Dr. J, Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain or LeBron. But for the ability to lead a team to victory, it's clearly Bill Russell. Babe Ruth won 7 championships (in a segregated league). Tom Brady won 7 super bowls. Wayne Gretzky won 4 Stanley Cups. Russell won 11 championships, dominated the 1960s even more than Jordan dominated the 1990s, and one of those championships was against Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor.

[@ViewTheRightThing]

Exactly, his resume defies belief and if people truly knew the depths of his winning, from HS on, they'd be a lot less GOAT debates around. Thanks as always for the comment bro.

[@stanleyrogouski]

@@ViewTheRightThing Part of the issue is there simply isn't as much footage or highlights from the 1960s as there is of Bird, Magic, Jordan from their era.

[@ViewTheRightThing]

@@stanleyrogouski True but you've got archivist like myself out here stemming the tide.

[@stanleyrogouski]

@@ViewTheRightThing I was looking at footage of that famous "Havlicek stole the ball" play. Chamberlain had just dunked the ball, bringing the Sixers to within one point. The Celtics had no fouls to give so any foul was going to mean one of the Sixers going to the line and having a chance to win the game. Then horror Russell tries to inbound the ball but hits a wire overhead. The Sixers get the ball back under their own basket. They only need two points and they have Wilt Chamberlain. They get Hal Greer to inbounds Everybody remembers how Havlicek lurked a few feet away from Chet Walker out of sight and tipped the ball over to Sam Jones to break up the play and win the game. But what's the obvious question? Why did Greer try to pass the ball to Chet Walker and not Wilt Chamberlain? The answer? Russell had Chamberlain so completely locked down Greer lost his nerve and went for Walker, falling right into Havlicek's carefully set trap. That play could have just as easily been remembered as "Russell smothers Chamberlain and forces a turnover."