WATCH Warriors raise Bill Russells No. 6 into Chase Center rafters ahead of game vs. Celtics

WATCH Warriors raise Bill Russells No. 6 into Chase Center rafters ahead of game vs. Celtics

Bill Ru sell may be best known for his remarkable run Mark Letestu Kids Jersey as the star and eventually coach of the dynastic , but his basketball legend began in the Bay Area. Ru sell arrived on the campus of the University of San Francisco in 1953 and proceeded to win two national championships for the Dons while also competing in track and field for the school.He went on to be picked No. 2 overall in the NBA draft and have a historic career in Boston, but he has been a legend in the Bay Area ever since. On Saturday, the officially recognized his place David Savard Women Jersey in the area's history. They hosted the Celtics for the first time since the offseason, when Ru sell died, and in honor of the former San Francisco icon, raised his No. 6 into the Chase Center rafters. Bill Matt Calvert Jersey Ru sell's No. 6 jersey which is retired acro s the league, now hangs from the rafters at Chase Center. NBA (@NBA) The Warriors aren't retiring Ru sell's number by doing this, of course. The NBA had already decided to retire No. 6 league-wide, so this wasn't strictly speaking nece sary. But it was a well-earned gesture toward an area legend, and it's fitting that his number will now hang forever next to his rival Wilt Chamberlain's No. 13. Ru sell isn't the first player to see his number hang in the rafters of another Zach Werenski Women Jersey team's arena. Michael Jordan's No. 23 was retired by the in 2003 out of respect by Pat Riley. But Jordan never spent any time with the Heat or playedin South Florida beyond a Curtis McElhinney Jersey few late-career trips with the and . Ru sell may not have played for the Warriors, but he is an icon of Bay Area basketball. Now, that will be reflected at Warriors games moving forward.
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