Were you aware that in his very last regular-season performance in the NBA, the great Bill Russell and his team were relegated to the role of “curtain-jerker” – the opening (i.e. less important) act, presented when the audience is still settling into its seats?
No wonder he and the boys may have seemed a tad “miffed” on their way to Banner No. 11, huh?
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In fact, the NBA chose to conclude its 1968-69 regular season on Monday March 24th with an old-fashioned NBA Doubleheader staged in Philadelphia’s fancy new arena, the Spectrum.