NBA Legend Bill Russell was hospitalized Friday after dealing with dehydration. He was released Saturday.
According to TMZ Sports, he was experiencing heart troubles and shortness of breath. An ambulance was called for Russell at his home Friday night and was rushed to a nearby hospital. Russell spoke about his condition on Saturday afternoon.
Thank you everyone for the kind thoughts, yes I was taken to the hospital last night & as my wife likes to remind me I don’t drink enough. On my way home & as most my friends know I don’t have a heart to give me trouble @NBA @celtics @TMZ @TMZLive @NBAonTNT @MSNBC @YahooSports
— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) May 19, 2018
Russell followed up with a tweet later on. indicating that he was ok and ready to enjoy Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Back home got my water getting ready for the #CelticsVsCavs Go get a win @celtics @celticslife @nbcsports @si @espn @twittersports #CUsRise @thescore @tmzsports @bleacherreport Thank You again to everyone for the well wishes strange to read them when ur still alive! @NBA @msnbc pic.twitter.com/D030VhOWvd
— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) May 19, 2018
Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens was relieved about the good news.
“Yeah, that was obviously scary news, and happy to hear that he’s doing better and he’s been released from the hospital,” Stevens said in Cleveland before Game 3 against the Cavaliers.
“Those teams and those people from those teams — and obviously Bill Russell being one of those main people in Celtics history — are why it’s an honor to work for them because of the bar they set for all of us.”
The Hall of Famer Bill Russell was an 11-time champion for the Boston Celtics. He won 5 MVP awards and was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1975, as he paved the way for how basketball is played today.
