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RIP. Loved how he overcame a stuttering issue to become to a fabulous broadcaster who used to wax poetic on various aspects of the game of basketball.
Whenever he shared a story or talked basketball, it would bring a smile to my face.
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05-27-2024, 12:44 PM
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RiP Bill. One of the best passing big men.
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05-27-2024, 12:47 PM
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Just days after his beloved Pac 12 played their final sporting event too. He made those late night games fun.
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05-27-2024, 12:49 PM
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Never saw him play live but I loved his distinctive voice on the broadcast. I will never forget his call for the 2002 NBA Finals... 'Kenyon Martin is absolutely torching Robert Horry' has been etched into my brain.
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05-27-2024, 12:49 PM
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Loved hearing him talk, prostate (same as one of my family member). RIP
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05-27-2024, 12:51 PM
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Throw it down, big fella.
RIP.
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05-27-2024, 12:57 PM
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Only played more than 60 games in a season 3 times.
In the 85/86 season he played in 80 games. When he wasn't on the floor he was the biggest cheerleader the C's ever had.
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05-27-2024, 01:00 PM
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I was a Lakers fan but once in a while I would sneak over to a Clippers game to listen to him and Ralph Lawler
R.I.P. https://awfulannouncing.com/2014/15-...on-quotes.html https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...om-bill-walton
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05-27-2024, 01:33 PM
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3x NCAA PoY
NBA MVP Finals MVP rest in peace big fella. [also he was in my worst high-end box ever opened, a Jason Smith rc auto and Walton auto out of UD Black. Oooof.]
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05-27-2024, 01:33 PM
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Well damn. RIP big fella. Fav memory - His Old Milwaukee line
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05-27-2024, 01:50 PM
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When I would find out he was calling the Utes games I'd sell my tickets and stay home so I could listen to him. He never had a bad thing to say about the Utes basketball program.
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05-27-2024, 01:53 PM
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RIP Bill Walton, always seemed like a gentle giant who loved the game.
Come on Celtics, do it for Bill! |
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05-27-2024, 02:00 PM
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RIP
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05-27-2024, 03:09 PM
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Bill Walton and Steve Jones had great chemistry with Greg Gumbel and Tom Hammond during the NBC days
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So sad.
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05-27-2024, 03:20 PM
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I remember a story about Walton's wife hiring a stripper for his 32nd birthday who showed up at Celtics practice and started doing her thing and Danny Ainge ran away, not wanting to see it.
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05-27-2024, 03:27 PM
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This one really hurts. Guy was a San Diego icon.
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Throw it down, big man.
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The last time I saw Bill Walton was at the last Dead concerts in Chicago...we're both tall and I could see him 30 feet away...so happy he was. I never knew him, but as an NBA fan and a Deadhead, tonight I grieve.
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