The Celtics. The Lakers will be tied with the Celtics if they
win this year (17 championships)
Has there been another black head coach to win the NBA championship?
Bill Russell won two NBA Championships as head coach and star
player for the Celtics in 1967-68 and 1968-69. Also, KC Jones,
Russell's college and Celtics teammate, won either one or two
championships , also with the Celtics, in the 1980s. (1983-84 and
1985-86.
How many championships did the Boston Celtics win in their history?
17 championships, 20 conference titles, 27 division titles. The
Celtics also holds the NBA record of players that have been
enshrined into the Basketball Hall of fame,33.