RUSSELL WAS PROUD, FIERCE WARRIOR

"It wasn't a matter of Wilt versus Russell with Bill. He would let Wilt score 50 if we won. The thing that was most important to him was championships, rings and winning," says former teammate John Havlicek about Bill Russell on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. They were pro basketball's most dominant team. Never mind "three-peats." The Bost