Bill Russell's No. 6 to Be Retired Across the NBA

The NBA and NBPA have agreed to retire Bill Russel’s number 6 across the entire League. The honor comes following Russell passing away on July 31st, with Magic Johnson being one of the first few people to advocate for Russell’s universal jersey retirement. Russell now joins Jackie Robinson and Wayne Gretzky to have their jersey […] The post Bill Russell’s No. 6 to Be Retired Across the NBA appeared first on SLAM.