Legendary American basketball player Bill Russell has died at the age of 88, according to CNN.
Russell is the most decorated player in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) with 11 championship titles in 13 seasons..
The basketball player played as a center and spent his entire playing career with the Boston Celtics (1956-1969).
Russell then coached the Boston, Seattle SuperSonics, and Sacramento Kings..
It is worth noting that Russell was one of the first black players in the NBA, and then became the first African American coach in the league..
Since 2009, the NBA Finals MVP Award has been named after Bill Russell..
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