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NBA legend Bill Russell, an 11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics and the first Black head coach in the league, has passed away naturally at the age of 88.

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Bill Russell was one of sport’s leading civil rights activists and marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. when he gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 and was presented with the Medal of Freedom Award by President Obama in 2011.
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