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- Louis (now, Atlanta) Hawks with the second overall selection of the 1956 NBA Draft and dealt to the Celtics. Because of that collegiate connection, San Francisco will honor Russell with the first-ever ‘Bill Russell Impact Classic’ basketball game this Feb.
- 12 at 6:00 pm Pacific Time in a tilt with Oregon State in the War Memorial Gym of the Sobrato Center, per recent reporting from Andscape and ESPN reporter Marc J.
- Spears. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPer the Andscape senior reporter, Russell's widow Jeannine will also be granted an honorary doctorate at the game. Listen to "Havlicek Stole the Pod" on:Blue Wire: https://tiny. ee/CdKpiTunes: https://tiny. ee/RK47YouTube: https://tiny. ee/cOW3This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: USF to reportedly honor Celtics icon Bill Russell with 'Impact Classic' game.