SALT LAKE CITY — This was the first All-Star weekend since the death of 11-time champion, Hall of Fame player and Hall of Fame coach Bill Russell. And that day, just as he did in that high school gym a half-century earlier, Russell called Abdul-Jabbar "kid." "There's a whole lot more truth and love and respect for my 60-year relationship with Bill Russell," Abdul-Jabbar said. And that's what made Bill Russell great. "The Lakers' social media post, they posted the one with my whole family on there that I actually posted I believe yesterday or the other day," James said.
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