Invoice Walton – an NBA legend who delighted followers for many years each on the court docket and within the commentary sales space – has died, in line with the NBA.
The league issued a press launch Monday morning with the unhappy information … that Invoice had handed away after an extended battle with most cancers. When he handed, he was surrounded by household.
Commissioner of the NBA Adam Silver remembers Invoice as a dominant pressure on the court docket and a vibrant character off it … whereas praising Invoice for his constructive, upbeat character at league occasions.
Walton performed faculty basketball at UCLA from 1971 to 1974 earlier than the Portland Trailblazers drafted him with the primary total choose within the 1974 draft.
Beal performed 4 seasons of his profession in Portland, the place he received his first of two NBA titles and the NBA MVP award, earlier than transferring on to the Clippers and Celtics. Accidents pressured him to overlook vital time and adjusted the trajectory of his taking part in profession.
Youthful followers will know Walton higher from his broadcasting profession … he started commentating NBA video games for ESPN within the early 2000s earlier than returning to varsity basketball in 2012, the place he remained for the remainder of his life.
Invoice is survived by his spouse, Loriand his 4 sons – Adam, Nathan, Chris and Luka … the latter of whom adopted in his father’s footsteps within the NBA, first as a participant and later as a coach.
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Invoice has at all times had time to speak about his crushes and mates … together with us in 2016 when he was crushing on a celebrity singer John Mayer.
Invoice was 71 years outdated.
REST IN PEACE