Boston Celtics
Bill Walton on the Boards
The great Bill Walton has passed away, you may have heard, and like me, you probably didn’t know he’d long been ill with prostate cancer. I became a fan of Walton right after he emerged from Helix High School near San Diego and led UCLA to two NCAA titles, in 1972 and 1973, and the…
Read MoreBill Russell, the Ultimate Champion, Dies at Age 88
The greatest winner in the history of any sport anywhere, Bill Russell, passed away this morning. His Boston Celtics won 11 championships in 13 years, and at USF his team won 60 straight games and two national titles. But Russell’s greatest legacy is his lifelong commitment to civil rights. Any discussion about champions begins with…
Read MoreLeBron Previews NBA Finals
I’m thankful to be drowsy en route to dreamland where I can forget my body’s thirty-three-years old and tired from playing more minutes than anyone in the league and twice carrying us to playoff victories in game seven, and that almost everyone’s saying the Warriors are too good no matter what LeBron does, they’ve got…
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