NBA Legend Bill Russell Rushed to the Hospital for Heart Problem

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*Let’s all send up a prayer and good wishes to Bill Russell. The NBA Hall of Famer has been hospitalized for heart issues.

TMZ is reporting that an ambulance was called to Russell’s home in the Seattle area Friday night, and the 84-year-old Celtics legend was rushed to a nearby hospital.

The former Boston Celtics center and player-coach was having heart trouble and shortness of breath … and is still hospitalized as of this report.

The 11-time NBA champion center was also hospitalized in 2014 after collapsing at a speaking gig in Lake Tahoe, but recovered quickly.

Russell, who is still considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and recently attended Game 1 of the Celtics playoff round vs. the 76ers and the crowd went wild.

UPdate! Read on for new info about Bill Russell’s condition …

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UPDATES Via TMZ:

11:00 AM PT — A rep for Russell tells TMZ … he was hospitalized for dehydration. He was kept overnight for observation, but they expect him to check out today.

11:15 AM PT — Russell just responded himself, saying he was taken to the hospital last night for dehydration and joked his wife likes to remind him that he doesn’t drink enough. He says he’s on his way home.

Bill also playfully denied having any heart issues, saying … “my friends know I don’t have a heart to give me trouble.”

Again, best wishes to Bill Russell.

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