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Bill Walton named one of his sons Luke after Maurice Lucas, left, Walton's beloved teammate on the Portland Trail Blazers' 1977 NBA championship team.
May 29, 2024
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THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: What I learned from Bill Walton ... I could put it in a book
We talked on the phone for two hours — and remember, that was supposed to be just an arrangement for a meeting later. In those couple of hours, I probably spoke for 10 minutes, and my friends will tell you that I’m always more than happy to chat away. But Walton was off and flying with a fast-break conversation. It was easy, it was fun, it was great hoops stuff, it was super tales about people. I was swept into Bill Walton’s world, and never left it.