NBA to retire Celtics legend Bill Russell's jersey No. 6 leaguewide
The NBA has announced that, for the first time in league history, one player will have his number retired leaguewide. Bill Russell, regarded as the league's greatest winner and the namesake of its Finals MVP award, will be honored by the NBA with his No. 6 uniform no longer available to players entering the league. Current players who already wear No. 6, like the Lakers' LeBron James, can ...
by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times
Aug 11, 2022
1 minute
The NBA has announced that, for the first time in league history, one player will have his number retired leaguewide.
Bill Russell, regarded as the league's greatest winner
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