Two-time NBA champion and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton has died at the age of 71, the NBA announced.
Bill Walton, an NBA legend, died Monday at the age of 71, the NBA announced on behalf of his family. Walton starred for John Wooden's UCLA Bruins before becoming a Basketball Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars in basketball broadcasting.A statement said the two-time NBA champion died after a prolonged battle with cancer. Walton, who was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1993, was larger than life, on the court and off.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Walton "one of a kind" and said he redefined the center position over the course of his career.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.Before that, a college career brought two champions at UCLA and a three-time national player of the year.
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