NBA news and rumors about Bill Russell
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NBA awards
Russell Westbrook was named NBA MVP ending the first NBA Awards show, which included two wins apiece for the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks.
NBA awards
Bill Russell will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Russell was one of the league's dominant defensive players and won five NBA MVP awards.
Former players
Bob Cousy thinks he has finally found an NBA center who reminds him of his former Celtics teammate, the legendary Bill Russell, and it is Hassan Whiteside.
Incidents
Basketball legend Bill Russell was hospitalized Thursday after feeling faint while giving a speech in Nevada.
Former players
Bill Russell returned Friday to see what he had become. He turns out to be bigger than he remembered and harder to elbow off the block.
Legal issues
Bill Russell released the following statement through the Celtics.