Obama Calls Bill Walton One Of The Greats Of All Time As Tributes Pour In For NBA Legend
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Legends of the league shared tributes to the NBA champion and commentator after his death Monday. He was 71.
Former President Barack Obama called NBA legend Bill Walton a “champion at every level” in one of many tributes to the sports commentator, who died Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 71.
“Bill Walton was one of the greatest basketball players of all time — a champion at every level and the embodiment of unselfish team play,” Obama wrote on social media. “He was also a wonderful spirit full of curiosity, humor and kindness. We are poorer for his passing.”
Walton, a two-time NCAA champion, two-time NBA champion and the league’s MVP during the 1977-78 season, spent 10 years at the professional level despite a career plagued by chronic injuries. But his renaissance as a commentator brought new accolades, including an Emmy Award and a designation as one of the greatest sports broadcasters of all time.
NBA legends shared tributes to Walton on Monday night as the news spread.
“From shooting jump shots to making incredible passes, he was one of the smartest basketball players to ever live,” Magic Johnson wrote on X. “Bill was a great ambassador for college basketball and the NBA, and he will be sorely missed.”
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