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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — 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. Just great to be around.”Erving told the story of how he played golf with Russell, and how neither was very good. And no All-Star Game will mean more to a local economy than this one, Silver said, with a $280 million estimated impact from the weekend on Salt Lake City businesses.
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