Boston Celtics add No. 6 to dwelling court docket in celebration of Invoice Russell

The 17-time World Champion Boston Celtics and the NBA will honor the life and legacy of Corridor of Famer Invoice Russell by way of quite a lot of celebrations this 12 months.

As part of the tributes, the Celtics have unveiled a brand new dwelling parquet court docket forward of the 2022-23 season. The staff has added the quantity 6 to each lanes to pay homage to Invoice Russell’s dominant play within the paint, marking the primary time numerical textual content shall be displayed inside that space on an NBA court docket.

Beforehand introduced by the league, each different NBA court docket will show a quantity 6 decal on the sideline close to the scorer’s desk.