The basketball analyst and former player had a prolonged battle with cancer.
Updated: May. 27, 2024, 12:54 p.m.Former basketball player Bill Walton greets fans with open arms on the red carpet at the 2022 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Springfield Symphony Hall Saturday evening, Sept. 10, 2022. Two-time NBA champion and analyst Bill Walton died Monday following a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 77.Hall of Fame center Bill Walton has died of cancer, the NBA says. He was 71.
Walton became the No. 1 pick by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1974 draft. He led the Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship, earning the Finals MVP.
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