Does Bill Russell Get Enough Respect?

  • 2 years ago
It is known fact that Bill Russell did not get the love he deserved while winning championships for the Celtics as a player or a coach. While leading the team to 11 championship, he was not met with sold out stadiums, instead he had to deal with the cruelty of racism on and off the court.

Now, the NBA Finals MVP is named after him, he received the Medal of Presidential Freedom, he is in the Hall of Fame, many players have shared the impact he had on them. Although, when ranking the the NBA top 10 best players of all time, the player with the most championship is not even cemented in many list. Does Bill Russell Get Enough Respect?

Celtics Champion and host of Boston Celtics Radio Network, Cedric Maxwell joins Celtics Beat to reflect on the matter in the following clip....

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