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Should Logan Airport be renamed in honor of Bill Russell?

Is it time to rename Boston’s Logan International Airport?

Last week, journalist Mark Leibovich proposed that Logan be renamed in honor of legendary player and coach Bill Russell.

“Boston should rechristen Logan Airport to honor the unparalleled Russell,” Leibovich wrote in a June 14 piece for The Atlantic. “He was Boston’s greatest sports champion, and as a brave and steadfast civil rights leader across half a century, an even greater man.”

Even before the Celtics secured their 18th NBA championship title and became the franchise with the most NBA titles in the league’s history Monday night, some Massachusetts politicians said they’re not completely opposed to the idea.