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☆ The New York Times News Quiz, May 31, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Hall of Fame N.B.A. center Bill Walton died this week at 71. Walton was a famed devotee of what San Francisco band, which he claimed to have seen in concert more than 800 times?

Persons: Bill Walton, Walton Organizations: Fame, San Locations: San Francisco

☆ Bill Walton, one of basketball’s most eccentric characters, dies at 71
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Jason Quick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

There was the satisfaction and appreciation of a team coming together to win the 1977 NBA title. The next day, before a Trail Blazers home game, Walton explained his emotions to a group of reporters. I regret the circumstances in which I left the Portland Trail Blazers’ family. “The Portland Trail Blazers deplore Bill Walton’s statement calling for the rejection of the United States Government. “And you are never the same again.”Related reading(Top photo of Bill Walton: NBA Photos / Getty Images)

Persons: Bill Walton, Walton, Adam Silver, Bill, Bill’s, Lori, Adam, Nate, Luke, Chris, ”, ” Walton, “, Ted Kulongoski, it’s, Jack Ramsay, Hank Delespinasse, Robert Parrish, Ricky Pierce, Eddie Johnson, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Steve James, Bird, Walton . Bird, James, ” James, Dave Twardzik, Tom Shanahan, don’t, Jack, Micki Scott, Patty Hearst, Walton’s, Herman Sarkowsky, Larry Weinberg, Harry Glickman, Bill Walton’s, Arthur Ashe, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali …, White, Hal Bock, …, Marty Glickman, —, Bill Walton's, Sir Isaac Newton’s, Fabricio Roberto, you’ve, Taylor, ” “ John Stockton Organizations: Fame, NBA, UCLA, Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Naismith Hall of Fame, Blazers, The Athletic, Trail Blazers, Celtics, NCAA, Memphis State, Florida State, Getty, Philadelphia, Portland, LA Clippers, Sixth, Walton, Athletic, Associated Press, Wilshire, FBI, Scotts, Symbionese Liberation Army, United, United States Government, National Basketball Association, “ Sports, The Associated Press, New York Knicks, Prime Ticket Network, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, ESPN, Turner Sports Locations: La Mesa, Calif, Portland, Oregon, “, Blazermania, Los Angeles, Vietnam, United States, San Francisco, Walton, Utah, America

☆ Bill Walton, basketball Hall of Famer and colorful commentator, dies of cancer at 71
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Kevin Dotson | Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Bill Walton, the basketball Hall of Fame center who won two national titles at UCLA, two NBA championships in Portland and Boston and later put the “color” in color commentator, died Monday following a prolonged battle with cancer, the National Basketball Association announced. “Bill Walton was truly one of a kind,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. He was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in that playoffs, and the next season he was named the NBA’s regular season MVP. Boston Celtics Bill Walton battles Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during the 1985 NBA Finals. I am the luckiest guy on earth.”NBC basketball announcers Bill Walton and Marv Albert pose before the start of Game 4 of the NBA Finals in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on June 12, 2002.

Persons: Bill Walton, Walton, “ Bill Walton, Adam Silver, “ Bill, John Wooden, Wooden, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics Bill Walton, Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Bob Riha, It’s, ”, I’ve, I’d, Marv Albert, Mike Blake, Jay Blakesberg, Bill Walton’s, ” Mick Cronin, it’s Organizations: CNN, of Fame, UCLA, NBA, National Basketball Association, Fame, Bruins, Portland Trail Blazers, San Diego, Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Naismith, Basketball Hall of Fame, NCAA, ESPN, NBC Locations: Portland, Boston, Vietnam, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Santa Clara , California

☆ Two-time NBA champion Bill Walton dead at 71
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Corky Siemaszko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Bill Walton attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns at Crypto.com Arena on April 20, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)Two-time NBA champion Bill Walton died after a "prolonged battle with cancer," the league announced Monday. Walton, who was 71, was with his family when he passed, NBA spokesperson Mark Broussard said in a statement. "Bill Walton was truly one of a kind," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. Walton is survived by his wife, Lori, and his sons Adam, Luke, Nate and Chris, according to the NBA.

Persons: Bill Walton, Allen Berezovsky, Walton, Mark Broussard, Adam Silver, Silver, Lori, Adam, Luke, Nate, Chris Organizations: Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, Crypto.com Arena, NBA, Fame, Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics Locations: ANGELES , CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles , California

☆ Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton dies at 71
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Basketball legend Bill Walton died after a battle with cancer, the NBA announced May 27. Walton, 71, won two NCAA titles and two NBA championships. AdvertisementBasketball legend Bill Walton has died after a prolonged battle with cancer, the National Basketball Association announced on May 27. Walton, 71, played center and won two National Collegiate Athletic Association titles while playing with UCLA. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993, followed by the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Persons: Bill Walton, Walton, — Organizations: NBA, NCAA, Service, National Basketball Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, UCLA, Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Business Locations: Walton

☆ Bill Walton, N.B.A. Hall of Famer and Broadcasting Star, Dies at 71
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Walton, a basketball center whose extraordinary passing and rebounding skills helped him win two national college championships with U.C.L.A. A redheaded hippie and devoted Grateful Dead fan, Walton was a 6-foot-11 acolyte of the renowned U.C.L.A. He was named the national college player of the year three times. Walton’s greatest game was the 1973 national championship against Memphis State, played in St. Louis. Walton — not yet known for his often hyperbolic, stream-of-consciousness speaking manner — refused to say much after the game.

Persons: Bill Walton, Walton, John Wooden, St . Louis, Walton —, —, ” Organizations: Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Bruins, Memphis State Locations: San Diego, St ., U.C.L.A

Once the Jayhawks got to the NCAA Tournament, Danny Manning carried them to their second national title. A two-time All-American, Manning led sixth-seeded Kansas on a romp through the NCAA Tournament on a team dubbed Danny and the Miracles. QUADRUPLE DOUBLEThe NCAA record book has an entry for most quadruple doubles. As a senior at UT-Martin, Hudson had 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Central Baptist on Nov. 13, 2007, for the only quadruple double in Division I history. At Davidson, Curry led the Wildcats on a memorable run all the way to the NCAA Tournament.

Persons: John Wooden, ”, Bill Walton, Wooden, “, Louis, Walton, ” Walton, Lew Alcindor, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, MARAVICH'S, Pete Maravich, Pete, Maravich, Bob Knight, Scott May, Kent Benson, Benson, DANNY, Danny Manning, Manning, Danny, Lester Hudson, Hudson, STEPH'S, Stephen Curry, Curry, HANK Loyola Marymount, Bo Kimble, Kimble, Wilt Chamberlain, Frank Selvy, Furman, Selvy, RUSS Bill Russell Organizations: UCLA, Bruins, Associated Press, Memphis State, LSU, Indiana, Hoosiers, Michigan, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Ohio State, Kansas, Jayhawks, NCAA, Oklahoma, UT, Martin, Central Baptist, Wildcats, Southern, Gonzaga, Georgetown, Wisconsin, West, New, New Mexico State, Lions, Newberry, NBA, Baltimore, San, Iowa, AP Locations: St, Kentucky, Kent, Kansas, Davidson, New Mexico, San Francisco

1 UCLA led by Lew Alcindor — later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — played No. There have been 43 games pitting the nation's top two teams, most recently Gonzaga's victory over UCLA on Nov. 23, 2021. John Shumate and Gary Brokaw led the way against mighty UCLA star Bill Walton, though he would get his revenge. DUKE 85, NORTH CAROLINA 84 — Feb. 9, 2012It would be a “great games” list without one matchup along Tobacco Road. ___For more on the 75th anniversary of the AP Top 25: https://apnews.com/the-ap-top-25-at-75___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 basketball polls throughout the season.

Persons: Lew Alcindor —, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar —, Elvin Hayes, Hayes, ” Hayes, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Bill Bradley, Cazzie Russell, — Jan, Digger Phelps, John Shumate, Gary Brokaw, Bill Walton, Ralph Sampson, Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony, Stacey Augmon, Jerry Tarkanian's, Nolan Richardson's, Walter McCarty, Jeff Brassow, Travis Ford, Austin Rivers, Tyler Zeller, Jan, Buddy Hield, Perry Ellis Organizations: Astrodome, UCLA, Houston, titans, Cougars, Bruins, Associated Press, Michigan State, Indiana State, NCAA, PRINCETON, Madison, Garden, Princeton, Tigers, Wolverines, NOTRE DAME, Fighting Irish, Pauley, CHAMINADE, Wayland Baptist, Cavaliers, UNLV, Razorbacks, KENTUCKY, LSU, Wildcats, DUKE, NORTH, Heels, Devils, Sooners, Kansas, Jayhawks, AP Locations: Texas, Kentucky, MICHIGAN, Michigan, VIRGINIA, Wayland, ARKANSAS, Arkansas, NORTH CAROLINA, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, Allen, Oklahoma

Each was a two-time pick as AP national player of the year and three-time AP first-team All-Americans, and combined to be named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player five times. 2 for every week of the 1956-57 season, then spent the next season inside the top 10. ELVIN HAYES, HoustonThe 6-9 center put up big numbers in a career that included being AP national player of the year over Alcindor in 1968. 2 all-time scorer helped the Cougars spend the 1966-67 season inside the top 10 and then stay at No. RALPH SAMPSON, VirginiaThe 7-4 center was a three-time AP national player of the year who singlehandedly made the Cavaliers a power in the early 1980s.

Persons: Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Bill Walton, BILL RUSSELL, San Francisco Russell, WILT CHAMBERLAIN, ELVIN HAYES, DAN ISSEL, —, DAVID THOMPSON, “, LARRY, Magic Johnson, Bird's Sycamores, hasn't, RALPH SAMPSON, Virginia, PATRICK EWING, CHRISTIAN LAETTNER, Duke, Mike Krzyzewski, TYLER HANSBROUGH Organizations: Bruins, Associated Press, Dons, NCAA, Chamberlain's Jayhawks, OSCAR ROBERTSON, Cincinnati The Bearcats, Cincinnati, AP, Alcindor, Cougars, Wildcats, North Carolina State, Wolfpack, Indiana State, Michigan State, Cavaliers, Hoyas, Blue Devils Locations: WILT CHAMBERLAIN , Kansas, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Houston, DAN ISSEL , Kentucky, N.C, State, Indiana, RALPH SAMPSON , Virginia, Georgetown, TYLER HANSBROUGH , North Carolina

☆ Little Big Men: ‘The Luckiest Guy in the World’ and ‘Goliath’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Mike Hale | More About Mike Hale | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Pity the poor 7-footer. That’s the message of two new documentary series about storied basketball players: “The Luckiest Guy in the World,” about Bill Walton (available in the “30 for 30” hub at ESPN Plus), and “Goliath,” about Wilt Chamberlain (premiering Friday at Paramount+ and Sunday on Showtime). The sportswriter Jackie MacMullan delivers what could be a thesis statement for both in “Goliath”: “I’ve found that big men are much more sensitive than we realize.”Chamberlain, who died of heart failure in 1999, and Walton both have well-defined personas, which they participated in creating. It’s engagingly introspective and personal, in part because James pushes back against Walton’s incessant recitation of the title phrase. How can Walton call himself the luckiest guy in the world, James asks from behind the camera, when his career was utterly ravaged by injuries that eventually crippled him and drove him to consider suicide?

Persons: Guy, Bill Walton, “ Goliath, ”, Wilt Chamberlain, Guy ”, Goliath, ESPN's, Michael Jordan, Jackie MacMullan, “, ” Chamberlain, Walton, Chamberlain, Steve James, Lionel Hollins, Dave Twardzik, James Organizations: ESPN Plus, Paramount, Showtime, Walton, Portland Trail Blazers

☆ The best new shows of 2023, halfway into a strike-disrupted year
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

‘Bill Russell: Legend’ (Netflix) and ‘The Luckiest Guy in the World’ (ESPN)Bill Russell in 'Bill Russell: Legend.' ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ (Amazon’s Prime Video)Riley Keough as Daisy Jones in "Daisy Jones & the Six." ‘The Night Agent’ (Netflix) and ‘Hijack’ (Apple TV+)Luciane Buchanan as Rose Larkin, Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in episode 'The Night Agent.' ‘Beef’ (Netflix)Steven Yeun and Ali Wong in the Netflix series "Beef." ‘A Small Light’ (NatGeo/Disney+)Margot Frank, played by Ashley Brooke, and Miep Gies, played by Bel Powley in 'A Small Light.'

Persons: ” “ Barry, ”, Maisel, Ted Lasso ”, It’s, Bella Ramsey, Storm Reid, Liane Hentscher, Pedro Pascal, Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, ‘ Bill Russell, Guy, Bill Russell, Bill Walton’s, Wilt Chamberlain, “ Goliath, Stephen Curry, ‘ Daisy Jones, Riley Keough, Daisy Jones, Fleetwood, Elvis Presley’s, Dominique Fishback, Donald Glover, Janine Nabers, Dominique Fishback’s, ’, Luciane Buchanan, Rose Larkin, Gabriel Basso, Peter Sutherland, Idris Elba, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Margot Frank, Ashley Brooke, Miep Gies, Bel Powley, Dusan Martincek, Anne Frank’s, Gies, Liev Schreiber, Otto Frank Organizations: CNN, Writers Guild of America, HBO, Netflix, ESPN, Celtics, NBA, Showtime, Apple, Fleetwood Mac, FBI, Geographic, Disney Locations: Atlanta, London

☆ ‘The Luckiest Guy in the World’ Review: The Tao of Bill Walton
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Bill Walton Photo: ESPN FilmsAmong the first things you notice during “The Luckiest Guy in The World” is that former basketball superstar and broadcaster Bill Walton has great teeth and terrible legs. The legs make sense: Mr. Walton was one of the NBA’s famously walking wounded during a storied, peripatetic career. But what you also get is the sense—as well as his outright insistence—that he really believes himself to be the luckiest guy in the world. Which makes him something of a pleasure to be around for the nearly four hours of this four-part series.

Persons: Bill Walton, Guy, Walton, — Organizations: ESPN Films

☆ Bill Walton’s Long, Strange Tale of N.B.A. Survival
▼ + stars: | 2016-03-27 | by ( Sam Anderson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Bill Walton arrived at the San Diego Natural History Museum carrying a large black chair. It’s so large that it made even Walton, one of basketball’s dominating giants, look small. We were standing inside the building, near the skeleton of a dinosaur (Allosaurus fragilis, the sign said), watching him approach. I had come to San Diego to speak with Walton about his life: the magic rainbows interweaving over the bottomless, flaming abyss. It suggests an existence largely shaped by dark matter — all the things that didn’t happen, that never coalesced, that went missing.

Persons: Bill Walton, Walton, —, — Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal, Larry Bird — Organizations: San, San Diego Natural History Locations: San Diego

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