Series Cast 64

1. 

   Corey Stoll

   Narrator (voice) (2 Episodes)

2. 

   Bill Russell

   Self (2 Episodes)

3. Oscar Robertson

   Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 Episodes)

4. 

   Stephen Curry

   Self - 4 Time NBA Champion (2 Episodes)

5. Bob Ryan

   Self - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe (2 Episodes)

6. 

   Larry Bird

   Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92 (2 Episodes)

7. 

   Magic Johnson

   Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 Episodes)

8. Satch Sanders

   Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73 (2 Episodes)

9. William C. Rhoden

   Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape (2 Episodes)

10. 

    Isiah Thomas

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 Episodes)

11. Aram Goudsouzian

    Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court' (2 Episodes)

12. 

    Lawrence O'Donnell

    Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC (2 Episodes)

13. 

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 Episodes)

14. Jeannine Russell

    Self - Bill Russell's Widow (2 Episodes)

15. Bill McSweeny

    Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory' (2 Episodes)

16. Red Auerbach

    Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage) (2 Episodes)

17. 

    Bob Cousy

    Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63 (2 Episodes)

18. Steve Springer

    Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times (2 Episodes)

19. 

    Bill Walton

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 Episodes)

20. Tom Heinsohn

    Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage) (2 Episodes)

21. Bob Pettit

    Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage) (2 Episodes)

22. Karen Russell

    Self - Bill Russell's Daughter (2 Episodes)

23. Nelson George

    Self - Author & Filmmaker (2 Episodes)

24. 

    Jalen Rose

    Self - NBA 1994-2007 (2 Episodes)

25. 

    Earl Monroe

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 Episodes)

26. 

    Julius Erving

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 Episodes)

27. Nancy Auerbach

    Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter (2 Episodes)

28. Bill Bradley

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 Episodes)

29. Leigh Montville

    Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts' (2 Episodes)

30. Dave Zirin

    Self - Sports Editor, The Nation (2 Episodes)

31. 

    Wilt Chamberlain

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage) (2 Episodes)

32. 

    Shaquille O'Neal

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (2 Episodes)

33. 

    Chris Paul

    Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star (2 Episodes)

34. Sam Jones

    Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69 (2 Episodes)

35. Steve Smith

    Self - NBA Champion (2 Episodes)

36. Renee Montgomery

    Self - WNBA All-Star (2 Episodes)

37. Keith Erickson

    Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73 (2 Episodes)

38. 

    Jerry West

    Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74 (2 Episodes)

39. Elgin Baylor

    Self (archive footage) (2 Episodes)

40. 

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    Self (archive footage) (2 Episodes)

41. 

    Kenny Smith

    Self - 2 Time NBA Champion (2 Episodes)

42. 

    Harry Edwards

    Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist (2 Episodes)

43. 

    Jeffrey Wright

    Bill Russell (voice) (2 Episodes)

44. 

    Charles Barkley

    Self (archive footage) (1 Episode)

45. K.C. Jones

    Self - Boston Celtics 1958-67 (archive footage) (1 Episode)

46. 

    Rosa Parks

    Self (archive footage) (1 Episode)

47. 

    Walt Frazier

    Self - New York Knicks 1967-77 (1 Episode)

48. Randy Auerbach

    Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter (1 Episode)

49. John Havlicek

    Self - Boston Celtics 1962-78 (archive audio) (1 Episode)

50. Jayson Tatum

    Self - Boston Celtics (1 Episode)

51. Robert Horry

    Self - 7 Time NBA Champion (1 Episode)

52. Chet Walker

    Self - Philadelphia 76ers 1963-69 (archive audio) (1 Episode)

53. 

    Muhammad Ali

    Self (archive footage) (1 Episode)

54. 

    Jim Brown

    Self - NFL Legend & Activist (1 Episode)

55. 

    Lyndon B. Johnson

    Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage) (1 Episode)

56. 

    Medgar Evers

    Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) (1 Episode)

57. 

    Huey P. Newton

    Self (archive footage) (1 Episode)

58. 

    Fred Hampton

    Self (archive footage) (1 Episode)

59. Tom Hawkins

    Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1966-69 (1 Episode)

60. 

    Tom Brokaw

    Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill (1 Episode)

61. 

    Barack Obama

    Self (archive footage) (1 Episode)

62. Dikembe Mutombo

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (1 Episode)

63. Dominique Wilkins

    Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (1 Episode)

64. 

    Taylor Branch

    Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Second Wind' (1 Episode)

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