Toss in a reported 50” vertical leap and you can see why he was a load to deal with and only Nate Thurmond, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell ... and goes up to dunk over Russell, who is ...

While there weren't any WCC reps at the NBA Dunk Contest, perhaps the most famous ... an homage to San Francisco Dons legend and NBA superstar Bill Russell, who passed away at age 88 in 2022.

Boston Celtics fans watching the 2025 NBA Dunk Contest on Saturday night were ... Celtics and NBA legend Bill Russell. Russell not surprisingly had an epic career at USF, leading San Francisco ...