Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell was sent to a hospital Thursday after collapsing during a corporate speaking event near Lake Tahoe.<\/p>\n
The Boston Herald said Russell was recovering in his home Thursday night after fainting while attending a function.<\/p>\n
The Boston Celtics released a statement saying that the 80-year-old Russell had been conscious and recovering in a local hospital. The newspaper reported later Thursday that Russell flew back to his Seattle home.<\/p>\n
According to witness accounts, Russell began to feel faint while making his speech and fell to the floor before being carried out of the Hyatt Regency hotel on a stretcher.<\/p>\n
Russell won 11 NBA titles during a 13-year career with the Celtics from 1956-69, serving the final three seasons as a player-coach. The revered former center was selected as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history in 1996.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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