CNN New Day With John Berman and Brianna Keilar June 4, 2024 12:50:00
It was mostly a white league. by the time he left that had totally shifted where every team really had more and more black players. of course, he was the first black head coach. he changed what the game was about. he made it blacker, made it faster, made it vertical. really an incredible, incredible talent for the nba. >> the stats are also stunning. 11 championships out of 13 years, two as player/coach, possibly the winningest player/coach of all time. what also is so striking is the role he played in boston as the civil rights movement was going on and really preceding it. at the same time, ...