The gesture itself might be worth another championship ring.
Bill Russell's got plenty of those, though, so he'll just have to settle for stealing the show -- the NBA awards show -- on Monday night.
With a sly grin on his face, the 84-year-old Russell flipped off Charles Barkley, right after Barkley acknowledged him on stage and thanked him for all he's done for the game.
Guess when you have 11 championship rings, it's a licences to do whatever you want when in the company of NBA players. But instead of being offense, it was hilarious.