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Bill Walton, NBA Hall of Famer and free spirit, dies at 71

Bill Walton, a two-time NBA champion and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame whose brilliant but injury-plagued career led to a second stint as a free-spirited announcer turned philosophical on air, died Monday at the age of 18. 71, the NBA announced.

Walton, who had a long battle with cancer, was surrounded by his family when he died, the NBA said.

โ€œBill Walton was truly one of a kind,โ€ NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement, recalling his many accomplishments on the court and his โ€œinsightful and colorful commentaryโ€ as a broadcaster. โ€œBut what I will remember most about him is his zest for life.โ€

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