Celtics guard Jaylen Brown is wearing a custom pair of green shoes with Bill Russell’s face on the side during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round.
Russell, the legendary Celtics center and humanitarian, is pictured wearing a red shirt and black jacket with a smile on his face. The NBA retired Russell’s No. 6 jersey after he died in 2022 at age 88.
Russell won 11 championships as a player and two as a coach, all with the Celtics. But his impact stretches far beyond the basketball court, Brown said before Boston’s season opener in October.