Hoops Links: Knight, Pekovic, Beasley, Deng

On this date in 1965, we learned that even legends can be petty.  Celtics star Bill Russell signed a contract as the NBA's highest paid player, making one dollar more than arch-rival Wilt Chamberlain.  Russell had threatened to retire if he didn't make more than the Big Dipper, so the C's gave him a $100,001 contract to top Wilt's $100K deal.

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