re: Bill Russell has passed away

Yeah. He was the goat.

Wilt pushed him. That was my earliest knowledge of 2 NBA greats pushing eachother.

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Hey, thank you for leaving me off your Mount Rushmore. I’m glad you did. Basketball is a team game, it’s not for individual honors. I won back-to-back state championships in high school, back-to-back NCAA championships in college, I won an NBA championship my first year in the league, an NBA championship in my last year, and nine in between. That, Mr. James, is etched in stone.

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Always loved this response to Lebron leaving him off the Mt. Rushmore of basketball.

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Didn't say it wasn't. That's why his family moved out of the south entirely.

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No, it was a shot at La because you can't help yourself.

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Wilt pushed him. That was my earliest knowledge of 2 NBA greats pushing each other.

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Wilt was the more talented player and he almost always outperformed Russell statistically. But the Celtics usually beat Wilt's teams. many times due to Russell's ability to make a key play at a key time.

Russell and Wilt were the two best players of their era and they played against each other routinely. And they guarded each other every time they played.

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Greatest player in the history of the NBA. Period ! Exclamation Point

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The greatest defensive center to ever play the game... made a science of shot blocking, and was one of the smartest, most competitive players/leaders to play the game.