Bill Russell Collapses

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — Celtics officials say basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell is doing OK after collapsing Thursday morning during a speaking engagement near Lake Tahoe.

A team spokesman says the 80-year-old Russell felt faint after the fall but was planning to return home that evening.

A witness tells The Associated Press that the five-time MVP was telling a story about Wilt Chamberlain when he started to sway at the podium and then fell backward, although he seemed to be conscious as hotel personnel and first responders came to his aid.