Regardless of what you know about Bill Russell – the person and the player – the new Netflix documentary, 'Bill Russell: Legend,' is for you.
USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt breaks down the legacy of NBA legend Bill Russell.If you don’t know much about Bill Russell – the person and the player – then the new Netflix documentary,"Bill Russell: Legend," is for you.
Weaving Russell’s story through the prism of his early life, emergence as a basketball star in college for San Francisco and in the NBA for the Boston Celtics and his steadfast pursuit of equality, Pollard shines a light on one of the most important athletes of the 20th century. Chamberlain and Russell had an on-again, off-again, on-again friendship and their battles on the court. In the playoffs, Russell owned a 29-20 advantage against Chamberlain, but Chamberlain averaged 25.7 points, 28.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists to Russell’s 14.9 points, 24.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists.
Russell didn’t care for Boston, but he loved the Celtics. Loved his teammates. White or Black. K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Satch Sanders, Tom Heinsohn, Bob Cousy, Don Nelson, John Havlicek. He loved playing on a team with a common goal, and that while one player might be better than another, they joined together for a collective goal bigger than the individual. He loved Auerbach and what it meant to play for the Celtics.
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