During his All-Star "State of the League" press conference, Commissioner David Stern proclaimed that the Finals MVP award will now be named for Bill Russell.
@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 key point right there he was a coach but was still a player
Shabamman 2 weeks ago
@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
nice never knew that
ColdxImplosive 2 years ago
oh...then you're right. but the interesting thing is that Bill Russell was player/coach in his last Finals.
hotjun 2 years ago
As a player only
ColdxImplosive 2 years ago
umm...what abt Phil Jackson? 1 time champion as a player and 10 time champion as a head coach.
hotjun 2 years ago
11 NBA Championships Won!!!! nobody will ever get more
ColdxImplosive 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