Walton was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season and a two-time champion as a player. His Trail Blazers came back to beat the Sixers in the 1977 NBA Finals.
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton laughs during a practice session for the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland on Feb. 19, 2022.Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Basketball Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars in basketball broadcasting, died Monday, the league announced on behalf of his family.He was the NBA’s MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion as a player, and a member of both the NBA’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams.
Walton, who was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1993, was larger than life, on the court and off. His NBA career — disrupted by chronic foot injuries — lasted only 468 games with Portland, the San Diego and eventually Los Angeles Clippers, and Boston. He averaged 13.3 points and 10.5 rebounds in those games, neither of those numbers exactly record-setting.
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