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Former Boston Celtics star Bill Russell, who anchored a team that won 11 NBA championships and served as the NBA's first black coach, died on Sunday at the age of 88.
前波士顿凯尔特人队球星比尔·拉塞尔于周日去世，享年88岁。他曾带领球队赢得11次NBA总冠军，并且是NBA历史上首位黑人教练。
A statement posted to his twitter account said he passed away "peacefully", with his wife Janine by his side.
一份在他的推特上发布的声明称，拉塞尔是在妻子珍妮的陪伴下“平静地”离开了人世。
Other statements about him did not hold back the accolades.
其他的一些声明则都是对他无尽的赞美。
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, "Bill Russell was the greatest champion in all of team sports."
NBA总裁亚当·萧华称：“比尔·拉塞尔是所有团队运动中最伟大的冠军。”
A statement from the Celtics read, "To be the greatest champion in your sport, to revolutionize the way the game is played, and to be a societal leader all at once seems unthinkable, but that is who Bill Russell was."
凯尔特人官方在一份声明中写道：“成为你所在运动的最伟大冠军、彻底改变该运动的比赛方式、成为社会的领袖，同时做到这一切看起来简直无法想象，但这就是比尔·拉塞尔。”
And Magic Johnson tweeted he was heartbroken to learn of Russell's death.
“魔术师”约翰逊在推特上表示，得知拉塞尔去世的消息后，他非常伤心。
Russell became a superstar in the 1950s and '60s not with flashy scoring plays but through dominating rebounding and intense defensive play that reshaped the game.
拉塞尔是20世纪50年代和60年代的超级巨星，他依靠的不是华丽的得分技术，而是统治篮板和强硬的防守，以此重塑了篮球比赛。
The Celtics won 11 NBA titles in Russell's 13 years with the team from 1956 through 1969.
在拉塞尔效力的13年里（从1956年到1969年），凯尔特人队共赢下了11个NBA总冠军。
Off the court, Russell was opinionated and complicated.
球场下的拉塞尔，有自己的主见且性格多变。
Russell often criticized Boston, a city with a history of racial strife, and was one of the sports leading civil rights activists.
拉塞尔经常批评波士顿，一个充满种族冲突历史的城市，此外，他还是体育届民权运动者的带头人。
He was on the front row in Washington in 1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
1963年，马丁·路德·金博士在华盛顿发表“我有一个梦想”演讲时，他就坐在第一排。
After retiring from play, Russell returned to basketball as general manager and coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, and later as coach of the Sacramento Kings.
退役后，拉塞尔重返篮坛，担任西雅图超音速队的总经理和教练，后来又担任萨克拉门托国王队的教练。
