About time!!! NBA great Bill Russell is finally getting a statue in his honor. The Celtics announced the news yesterday.
Details after the jump…
Via WEEI:
The Celtics finally announced plans to unveil the long overdue Bill Russell sculpture designed by local artist Ann Hirsch in Boston City Hall Plaza on Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. — prior to the C’s home opener against the Bucks that night.
With Russell and his daughter Karen Kenyatta Russell in attendance, TNT NBA analyst Kenny Smith will emcee the festivities, and the guest list is ridiculous.
There are the usuals: Celtics alumni Tommy Heinsohn, Sam Jones, JoJo White, Satch Sanders, Johnny Jones,Em Bryant, Togo Palazzi, Ronnie Watts, Rick Weitzman and Bill Walton; Celtics owners Stephen Pagliuca, Wyc Grousbeck and Bob Epstein; and team president Rich Gotham. NBA commissioner David Stern and his successor Adam Silver, Red Auerbach’s daughters Randy and Nancy, Celtics legend Jim Loscutoff’s wife Lynnand Warriors president Rick Welts are also expected to attend.
The giants of sport: NBA stars Julius Erving, Charles Barkley, Elgin Baylor, Clyde Drexler, George Gervin andFred Brown; MLB greats Frank Robinson and Joe Morgan; and NFL legend Jim Brown.
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