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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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Bill Walton, 2-time NBA champion, passes away at 71

The Hall of Fame center was an NBA MVP, Finals MVP and named to the NBA's 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams. Tim Reynolds | The Associated Press A larger than life figure on and off the court, Hall of ...