A day after he tweeted out a photo of himself taking a knee while wearing the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Celtics legend Bill Russell offered additional context into his thought process.
“What I wanted was to let those guys know is I support them,”Russell told ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan. “I wanted them to know they are not alone.”
Russell’s newly established Twitter account attracted attention for the powerful photo of the 83-year-old taking a knee:
Proud to take a knee, and to stand tall against social injustice." #takeaknee #medaloffreedom #NFL #BillRussell #MSNBC pic.