{"id":287624,"date":"2022-07-31T19:37:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T17:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=287624"},"modified":"2022-07-31T19:37:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T17:37:52","slug":"nba-legend-bill-russell-passes-away-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-legend-bill-russell-passes-away-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA legend Bill Russell passes away at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vJOb1e aIfcHf Hw13jc\">\n<div class=\"iRPxbe\">\n<div class=\"GI74Re nDgy9d\">NBA Hall of Famer\u00a0 Bill Russell, a true basketball legend, has passed away at the age of 88.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealBillRussell\/status\/1553790050839588865\">on his social account<\/a> explained that Russell passed away peacefully, with his wife Jeannine by his side.<\/p>\n<p>Russell, who was very active in support of civil rights, won 11 NBA titles as a player (in just 13 years) with the Boston Celtics, the only player in league history to achieve this prestigious milestone. Among his many accolades the inclusion in the best 75 NBA players in history.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2009, the NBA has dedicated to the Hall of Famer the Finals MVP award, the &#8216;Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An announcement\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KMJ7pG4R5Z\">pic.twitter.com\/KMJ7pG4R5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealBillRussell\/status\/1553790050839588865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Bill Russell, the most prolific winner in American sports history, passed away peacefully today at age 88, with his wife Jeannine by his 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