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Basketball Legend Bill Walton Passes Away at 71


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27 minutes ago, TitanSlim said:

RIP to a legend, on and off the court. It’s something sadly poetic about him dying the same time the PAC 12 officially died out. 

He saw it through til the end and it somehow made sense that a world without the Pac 12 didn't make sense for Bill Walton.

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Role model level human being. Most transparent, actively grateful, selfless, happy, present man I've ever heard of. Of course he didn't tell anyone or make a parade about his cancer, he was just happy to be here.

Damn this one sucks.

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7 hours ago, ramssuperbowl99 said:

Role model level human being. Most transparent, actively grateful, selfless, happy, present man I've ever heard of. Of course he didn't tell anyone or make a parade about his cancer, he was just happy to be here.

Damn this one sucks.

A lot more jovial than Kareem but they were both great dudes from that era of basketball.

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4 minutes ago, adamq said:

 

It's so funny that he's the ultimate DeadHead and weed guy, yet here he is casually dropping the best definition for what it means to be sober that you will ever hear.

3 minutes ago, redsoxsuck05 said:

A lot more jovial than Kareem but they were both great dudes from that era of basketball.

It's a different sport but as a commentator he reminded me more of Mike Leach. Kareem was more measured (lol not a high bar), and it makes sense when you consider how much social injustice he had to address.

I don't mean it as a criticism of either. More that we're losing all the characters and that sucks.

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