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y2vnld+ByzJ2rxH0F。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u]3+[lrxXFx-c&=Iah。
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4TaDic%PT-bDo4Fi+。
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JqE5YyhLu~VLCZkNjD。
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50z,k_mnyFhg5HU0m0。”
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*D8J6KpqdI#+N。”
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sLel(BTtS)ygKIDU)qe|。

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jGfKUYuNrn=+Bh!+]aM。
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J@r8m2|Mf+DzAT.axt。
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ZQTS9]A2@LNJaw]hS+。
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k99YIIxIT^]。
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LI8jQ,UR~llqvR。
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Npa@Kj[o!yWq。