"The stress of the 1967-68 season wore on Bill Russell, then serving as player-coach. The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, a month before this photo was taken, is said to have weighed on Russell, too. But the Hall of Famer flashed a smile alongside longtime coach Red Auerbach and teammate John Havlicek after the Celtics beat the Lakers for the NBA title, ending a tumultuous year." -Sports Illustrated
