NBA Mount Rushmore: Larry Bird Snubbed, But Bill Russell Makes The Cut

“Well, obviously there's the utmost respect for Bill Russell and what he's been able to do, and not only on the floor, but off the floor, too, being a pioneer, being one of the leaders that helped us get to this point,” James said. “He paved the way

With so much talk leading up to and through the NBA's 2014 All-Star Weekend about "Mount Rushmore" candidates of monumental greatness, former Boston Celtics great Bill Russell delivered his own view.

Bill Russell is a wise man. He passed on one lesson to LeBron James after the superstar left Russell off the NBA's imaginary Mount Rushmore.

“Well, obviously there's the utmost respect for Bill Russell and what he's been able to do, and not only on the floor, but off the floor, too, being a pioneer, being one of the leaders that helped us get to this point,” James said. “He paved the way