By Dave Zirin The following article first appeared at thenation.com/article/society/bill-russell-obituary/. William Felton Russell revolutionized basketball with a simple innovation: jumping. In an era when players were told to stay fastened to the ground when playing defense, he jumped. And when Bill Russell jumped, he blocked shots. He blocked so many . . .
Bill Russell was a revolutionary: death of the basketball legend at 88 should remind us of his courage off the court
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