Bill Russell on Tim Duncan "When Jackie Robinson died, his wife called me and asked me to be a pallbearer at Jackie's funeral. I said of course, but I asked why She said you were Jackie's favorite athlete and that's the same way I feel about you. Play har

Bill Russell One thing I have a quarrel with is that I had better players I personally worked with them to make them better players I did things physically emotionally and intellectually to make my teammates better players They took advantage of the situation that was part of my creation

Klay on his Bill Russell signed ball This will stay in my family forevermy most prized possession bc he did so much for the game also championed civil rights did so much for black folks in this nationHe gifted these to the players he liked the most that just meant the world to me

In the summer of 2000 Tim Duncan was close to leaving the Spurs and signing with Orlando When Duncans girlfriend asked if family could travel on the team plane as they could with the Spurs Doc Rivers flatly said no and the mood in the room immediately turned cold

In the summer of 2000 Tim Duncan was close to leaving the Spurs and signing with Orlando When Duncans girlfriend asked if family could travel on the team plane as they could with the Spurs Doc Rivers flatly said no and the mood in the room immediately turned cold

Stephen Jackson I know the type of person Tony Parker is Great player will go to the Hall of Fame We would have had more championships and more success if it wasn't for him being so selfish It is all about him Ginobili was totally different He was one of the best teammates I've ever had

JJ Redick talks about racism and basketball By the time I got to Duke by the time I got to the NBA I didn't think about 'I'm white they're black'Basketball - you're all equal and you can play - it's the beautiful thing about the sport Also talks about 2020