A while back I wrote an article for VDARE.com on why Bill Russell doesn’t deserve a statue in the city of Boston—a city that made him rich and famous, and one he still hates intensely. [Doing The Wrong Thing: Does Bill Russell Really Deserve A Statue In Boston?, March 1, 2011]

Now Bill Russell has tweeted a photo of himself kneeling, wearing the Presidential Medal of Freedom given to him by President Obama. [Bill Russell took a knee while wearing the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by Hayden Bird, The Boston Globe, September 26, 2017]

Proud to take a knee, and to stand tall against social injustice." #takeaknee #medaloffreedom #NFL #BillRussell #MSNBC pic.twitter.com/1MhinoAcW7

— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) September 25, 2017

The NBA will surely go the same route at the NFL once their season begins, which will only sink their ratings further.