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Aram Goudsouzian

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Aram Goudsouzian

Bill Russell, left, celebrates with Celtics coach Red Auerbach after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers to win their eighth-straight NBA Championship, in Boston, April 29, 1966. (Getty)
BILL RUSSELL

Bill Russell’s legacy of NBA championships and cerebral fight for equal rights

Russell was the NBA’s essential barrier-breaker: its first Black superstar, its first Black champion, its first Black coach.

  • Aram Goudsouzian
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