When it comes to the greatest NBA player of all time, most default to His Airness, Michael Jordan. Hall of Fame Boston Celtics big man Bill Russell did not.
In an old interview dug up by Sportscasting’s Tim van Straten, Russell described a golf game the two shared after MJ won a title with the Chicago Bulls.
“I think he is a great player and I have the ultimate regard for him,” said Russell. “We were out in the middle of the golf course, they had just won the championship. He said, ‘You know we’re going to go after your record.’ I said, ‘Which one?’”
“You know, we won 11, but we won eight straight,” he continued. “I don’t think you’ll live long enough to get either one of those.”
Bob Cousy on his long friendship with late Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell https://t.co/pjvy5yX6Ml
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) February 14, 2023
It’s looking very much like Russell called his shot barring the most improbable turnaround in NBA history, with the title of the greatest winner of all time if not the G.O.A.T. still very much the Celtics legend’s.
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