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"The Bad Boys" (the Original from 1986 to 1991) – Isiah Thomas (Zeke / The Captain), Bill Laimbeer (The Black Hat / The Darth Vader of the NBA), Joe Dumars (Mister Louisiana), Rick Mahorn (The Baddest Bad Boy of Them All / The Master of Being Bad), Vinnie Johnson (The Microwave), John Salley (The Spider), Dennis Rodman (The Worm / The Rebound ...
Russell was an elite help defender who allowed the Celtics to play the "Hey, Bill" defense: whenever a Celtic requested additional defensive help, he would shout "Hey, Bill!" Russell was so quick that he could run over for a quick double team and make it back in time if the opponents tried to find the open man. [ 67 ]
"The Owl Without a Vowel" = Bill Mlkvy, United States basketball player [93] "Peja" = Predrag Stojaković , Serbian small forward [ 94 ] "Penny" = Anfernee Hardaway , United States basketball player [ 95 ]
Russell made the Midsummer Classic in 1973, 1976 and 1980. Lopes was a rookie of the year finalist in 1973, a Gold Glove winner in 1978, and a four-time All-Star from 1978 to 1981.
With the debut of Netflix's 'Bill Russell: Legend,' filmmaker Sam Pollard tells us what made the Boston Celtics center a blueprint for decades of NBA greatness.
Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, who towered over pro basketball throughout the turbulent 1960s and stood tall against the era’s virulent racism, died Sunday Bill Russell, 11-time NBA ...
This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
Bill Russell talks at a news conference on Feb. 14, 2009, in Phoenix to announce the renaming of the NBA Finals MVP trophy in his honor. (AP Photo/Matt York, file) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)