In the playoffs, Bill drew first blood and beat Kareem in the conference finals in 1977 before leading the Portland Trail Blazers to an emphatic NBA championship. Abdul-Jabbar hit back late in ...
The 7-foot-2 Abdul-Jabbar, while still Lew Alcindor, won three consecutive NCAA championships from 1967-69 under John Wooden at UCLA, being named the National College Player of the Year and a ...
The basketball world is mourning the loss of one of its most iconic figures, Bill Walton, who passed away at the age of 71 following a long battle with cancer. Today was for Bill Walton, a truly ...
Artis Gilmore reflects on his toughest rival, conceding that even his size and strength couldn’t slow down Kareem ...
That being said, Walton understood he wasn't alone in enduring such a brutal turn of fortune. Arvydas Sabonis walked a nearly identical road, as the 1977 Most Valuable Player once reflected. "Sabonis, ...
Bill Walton is seen during the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game during the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend, Feb. 18, 2022, in Cleveland. automation Bill Walton, the legendary basketball player and ...