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If I'm the Celtics, I'd get Bill Russell on the phone asap. He led a boycott of Black Celtics and Hawks players in 1961. https://twitter.com/celtics/status/1298338354854014979
In 1964, when asked if he'd retire to fight for civil rights, he said "Yes, but only if it would make a concrete contribution. There’d be no choice. It would be the duty of any American to fight for a cause he strongly believes in.”
Here's Russell on the fight for Civil Rights.
Here's Bill Russell on dealing with the police and keeping his hands up.
Here's Russell on being young and Black and dealing with the police
