@hotjun look at wat u just said about phil jackson he won only 1 champion haz a player and bill russell won 11 haz a player with those 11 he did a 8 peat no body in the nba will ever do that
Russell won in 1957...1959...1960...1961...1962...1963...1964...1965...1966...1968...1969...won 2 NCAA championships back to back...and a gold medal as the captain of the Olympic
basketball team..the greatest winner in the history of sports!!!
@hotjun look at wat u just said about phil jackson he won only 1 champion haz a player and bill russell won 11 haz a player with those 11 he did a 8 peat no body in the nba will ever do that
kingbcoco 1 year ago
Russell won in 1957...1959...1960...1961...1962...1963...1964...1965...1966...1968...1969...won 2 NCAA championships back to back...and a gold medal as the captain of the Olympic
basketball team..the greatest winner in the history of sports!!!
beatlejim64 1 year ago 2
oh...then you're right. but the interesting thing is that Bill Russell was player/coach in his last Finals.
hotjun 2 years ago
@hotjun key point right there he was a coach but was still a player
Shabamman 3 weeks ago
umm...what abt Phil Jackson? 1 time champion as a player and 10 time champion as a head coach.
hotjun 2 years ago
Kobe Bryant wins the first trophy named after Bill.
jkdreamer01 2 years ago
the man !!!! the team !!!! the best
jjonah10 3 years ago
How appropriate! Bill Russell, the greatest winner in the history of team sports. May all those who win this trophy be worthy of its new name.
Congratulations Bill and Bill's Celtics teammates!
OrrCountry 3 years ago 2