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Bill Walton once declared Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the true GOAT: "Better than Magic, better than Larry, better than Michael"

In the playoffs, Bill drew first blood and beat Kareem in the conference finals in 1977 before leading the Portland Trail ...

How Larry Bird snapped Bill Walton out of his guilt after one loss: "I can't stand hearing this eighty-one more times. Go have a beer and forget about it"

To return the favor on the defensive end, Bird helped Walton pad his shot-blocking stats. Walton would ask Bird to set the ...
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Hall of Famer Bill Walton, 2-time champ at UCLA and in NBA, dies

Basketball legend Bill Walton, who led the UCLA Bruins to two national titles before winning two championships during his NBA career, has died at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer.