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Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, who won 11 championships in 13 seasons with the team, has died, his family announced Sunday. He was 88.

A world-beater on the court and an Olympic gold medalist, Russell was also known as a pioneer in the fight for civil rights, marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and speaking out about his treatment as a Black player in a city — and country — where race was often a flash point. He broke the color barrier in major U.S. sports as its first Black head coach.

A message from his family paid tribute to one of the greatest players ever to play in the NBA.

“Bill’s better half, Jeannine, and his numerous loved ones thank you for keeping Bill in your requests. Maybe you’ll remember a couple of the brilliant minutes he gave us, or review his brand name chuckle as he got a kick out of making sense of the genuine story behind how those minutes unfurled,” they said.
The Celtics gave a group proclamation Sunday grieving his passing and commending his “colossal heritage in b-ball, Boston, and then some.”

“To be the best boss in your game, to change how the game is played, and to be a cultural pioneer at the same time appears to be unimaginable, yet that is who Bill Russell was,” the group composed. ” Bill was a boss dissimilar to some other throughout the entire existence of group activities – a 11-time NBA champion, including coming out on top for eight sequential championships, a five-time MVP, an Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA’s most memorable Pimple mentor.”

“Charge Russell’s DNA is woven through each component of the Celtics association, from the tireless quest for greatness, to the festival of group compensations over individual magnificence, to a pledge to civil rights and social equality off the court.”