![]() He said his teammate - who died last summer at the age of 88 - did struggle with paying taxes on time and wasn’t the best businessman, but other than that he was an inspiration. followed, as they did, Russell was probably next on the list, Cousy added. Given the revelations from the last few years with the FBI, I used to have great respect for the agency,” he said. “The FBI has been politically involved lately.” Also when you win all those championships, it gets attention,” said Bob Cousy, a fellow Hall of Famer who said Russell was ahead of his time. “Rus was a Black activist and that gets people’s attention. The news that the FBI snooped on Russell upset one former teammate who blasted the G-men for targeting a Civil Rights icon and genuine superstar. ![]() The Herald obtained the records under the federal Freedom of Information Act. It’s all part of the first installment of documents - some heavily redacted - on the legendary center who won a staggering 11 championships in Boston as a player and player-coach. 12, 1934, his height, 6-feet, 9-inches tall, his wife, parents, address in Reading, Mass., on Haverhill Street and his occupation: Professional athlete. That passport document from 1968 listed his date of birth in Monroe, La., Feb. He was also interviewed by the FBI after a “threat was made against his life” and the State Department allowed the FBI to review Russell’s passport. Josh Schafer is a producer for Yahoo Finance.Newly released FBI documents show Celtics legend Bill Russell was being shadowed by the feds for possible ties to the Black Panthers and allegedly gambling on hoop games. And I think it will be the standard moving forward in broadcast.” “When you really start thinking about the creative possibilities for both entertainment, sponsorship, promotion, information, and data that can be put into the scene, it's very very powerful technology. ![]() “We just have a panther running around the stadium,” Slusser said. It’s just the beginning, Slusser argued, because just like a video game, mixed reality experiences can be whatever the creator chooses. His company has already used similar tech to create an AR promotional race in NRG Stadium for the Houston Texans football team and the Famous Group has also seen “unbelievable interest” from other companies since the Panthers video aired on Sunday. (Photo: believes the technology is advanced enough to do much more with the panther and AR in general. The Carolina Panthers used AR to show a panther inside the stadium. As the virtual panther is rendered into a live feed, a camera person follows the animation movements around the stadium in the same way they’d track a player on the field. Video presentations like this can take about two months from ideation to show time, he explained, with a large portion of the presentation falling on the live production. “People haven't really seen that before.” “When you see these 3D characters in a live shot, seemingly interacting with the stadium, with the field, with the goal post, it really throws you off,” Slusser said. However, the Panthers video has drawn even more attention because the panther interacts with its surroundings, Slusser said. The Famous Group created an AR video for the Baltimore Ravens football team in 2019 which featured a Raven soaring across the stadium. The clip the Panthers posted on Twitter has garnered more than 5.7 million views, nearly twice the number of followers the Panthers account has, and has generated more than $60,000 in value for the franchise and its partners, per Sportico. Check out our new mixed-reality panther that debuted today □□□ /8DwEvam9KM
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