Jersey No. 6 of
Bill Russell's
retired across entire
NBA
.
Russell
, an activist and 11-time NBA champion,
died on July 31
at the age of 88.
The
National Basketball Association
announced to retire the late
Bill Russell's
Boston Celtics legend
jersey numbe
r on Thursday.
The NBA has announced that
no NBA team
would issue Russell's
No. 6 Jersey
again.
All
NBA players
will wear a commemorative
patch
on their uniforms for the
2022–23 season
as a
tribute to Russell