Celtics Add "6" to Both Lanes of Parquet

[Donoghus]

Pretty awesome stuff.

The Celtics have “added the number 6 to both lanes to pay homage to Bill Russell’s dominant play in the paint …”

[Roy H.]

Looks good.

[Neurotic Guy]

It took me far too long to see it.  Once I saw it I couldn’t understand how missed  it.  Love it.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Looks great, and very appropriate.

[A Future of Stevens]

It took me far too long to see it.  Once I saw it I couldn’t understand how missed  it.  Love it.

Same. Now that I see it, I think its fantastic.

[nickagneta]

I like that the #6 will be retire across the league and the #6 will be a put on every home court in the league near the score table.

[Roy H.]

I like that the #6 will be retire across the league and the #6 will be a put on every home court in the league near the score table.

If it sparks a conversation among fans about who Bill Russell the man was, I think it's more meaningful than BLM slogans or phrases on the back of jerseys.

The fact is, a man who suffered brutal racism literally in his home didn't submit.  Instead, he became the biggest winner of all-time, and the first black coach to coach an NBA team (and only the second black man to coach a major American professional sport.  As crazy and as sad as it is, there wasn't a black Division I head coach until 1970). 

People need heroes.  Bill Russell legitimately fits that term.