Please send your thoughts and prayers out.
NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell is in the hospital in Washington state dealing with some apparent heart issues … TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us … 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.
We’re told Bill was having heart trouble and shortness of breath … and is still hospitalized. We’ve reached out to get an update on his condition.
When we have more information we will update.