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Originally posted by 28inches
Bill Russell's lack of popularity was a racial thing, no?
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Partly that, partly because there were other Celtic stars like the Couz, Heinsohn, Sudden Sam Jones and Havlicek on Russell's teams.
Russell's offensive stats weren't great, so a lot of casual fans never appreciated his greatness.
Plus Russell didn't have the most engaging personality, to put it mildly. He's mellowed a lot in recent years.