The Legend of NBA Star Bill Russell
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Emmy award-winning director Sam Pollard's latest project is a two-part documentary about the life of the late great NBA player Bill Russell, who died last year at the age of 88. Russell was born in segregated Louisiana and went on to win eleven NBA championships and five MVP's for the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 60s, all the while championing the cause for the Civil Rights Movement. Pollard is with us in studio to preview his film, "Bill Russell: Legend," which begins streaming on Netflix on February 8.
