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Retiring Russell’s jersey number should have happened a long time ago

The NBA botched many moments to honor Bill Russell.

The NBA botched many moments to honor Bill Russell.
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Shame on the NBA.

On the surface, it’s a tremendous honor to permanently retire Bill Russell’s No. 6. The league, along with the Players’ Association, announced Thursday that his number will never be issued to any player from here on out.

It was fitting.

After all, Russell was not only a great basketball player — winning 11 NBA championships in 13 years for the Boston Celtics…


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