It is difficult to imagine anyone getting the Last Word on Bill Russell, but Michael Jordan tried. Jordan said his Bulls were going after Russell’s records. Russell replied, “Which one?” He reminded Jordan that his Celtics had won eight consecutive NBA championships in a day when there were only eight NBA teams. Which meant, he said, that Jordan couldn’t have assisted John Paxson on the Finals-winning jumper in 1993, because Paxson, or his equivalent, wouldn’t have been good enough to make a roster.
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