The Official NBA Thread: RIP Bill Walton / Celtics to the NBA Finals (2024)

Feb 21, 2024

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This is why I view any news about ratings of sporting events being higher than ever with skepticism. Most people aren't watching because they like the sports or the product is great but because they are betting on the sport. If you're Adam Silver or Goodell, you don't care if a person loses their savings betting on the over or under so long as they're tuning in

Feb 21, 2024

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Mark Antony

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freeze said:
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Salute, paying tribute to how gay men would have to dress to signal their sexuality without getting in trouble in the 60s.

Feb 21, 2024

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aepps20

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Mark Antony said:
Salute, paying tribute to how gay men would have to dress to signal their sexuality without getting in trouble in the 60s.
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I think you'd get exposed in any era rocking this fit

Feb 21, 2024

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Maximus Meridius said:
Da hell
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Weirdo bro.

Feb 21, 2024

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aepps20

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freeze said:
Weirdo bro.
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This era is crazy. First Kat now Hal. Your voice is your voice

Feb 21, 2024

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Would be okay never seeing or hearing about dwyane wade ever again

Feb 21, 2024

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JJ Redick gonna get a head coaching gig sooner than later

Feb 21, 2024

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HIM

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aepps20 said:
This is why I view any news about ratings of sporting events being higher than ever with skepticism. Most people aren't watching because they like the sports or the product is great but because they are betting on the sport. If you're Adam Silver or Goodell, you don't care if a person loses their savings betting on the over or under so long as they're tuning in
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This is especially true for the NFL. Always cracks me up when their ratings get posted. Those people are just watching to see if their fantasy team is going to win or to see if those parlays hit.

Feb 21, 2024

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ballinsam23 said:
JJ Redick gonna get a head coaching gig sooner than later
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May not want it. A lot more work and pressure than being on TV for not that much more money. Unless he’s got a serious itch for competition he needs to satisfy, I’d stick with the TV gig if I was him.

Feb 21, 2024

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Feb 21, 2024

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lawdog1 said:
It’s wild to me. Pretty much every sports talk radio show I listen too, even if they don’t have direct partnerships with parts of the gambling “machine” regular talk about spreads, over-unders, prop. bets, etc.
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Chris Berman shared his gambling picks and current spreads in a slick way back in the day. He’d predict the score of each NFL and then one of the teams would be highlighted in yellow. Most times it was the team he picked to win the game, but sometimes it was the team he picked to lose. As a kid, I thought this was a production error. It wasn’t until almost two years ago that I got it:

Now we have analysts making Sportsbook sponsored over under picks before tip-off.

Feb 21, 2024

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Didn’t think this scottie Horace and luc tour was a real thing.

Feb 21, 2024

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Doc is on a generational run rn

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Feb 21, 2024

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HIM said:
This is especially true for the NFL. Always cracks me up when their ratings get posted. Those people are just watching to see if their fantasy team is going to win or to see if those parlays hit.
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the NFL ratings always been good, even before sports betting. or is that new?

Feb 21, 2024

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youngwolf said:
Chris Berman shared his gambling picks and current spreads in a slick way back in the day. He’d predict the score of each NFL and then one of the teams would be highlighted in yellow. Most times it was the team he picked to win the game, but sometimes it was the team he picked to lose. As a kid, I thought this was a production error. It wasn’t until almost two years ago that I got it:
Now we have analysts making Sportsbook sponsored over under picks before tip-off.
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Why did you have to tell us you were on the toilet when you thought of it?

Feb 21, 2024

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krazy88s said:
the NFL ratings always been good, even before sports betting. or is that new?
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If you consider fantasy as form of gambling, it’s not new. Feel like it was a little more than 20 years ago that the popularity of NFL fantasy leagues really exploded and helped take the NFL to a new level of prominence among American pro sports

Feb 21, 2024

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ballinsam23 said:
JJ Redick gonna get a head coaching gig sooner than later
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hope its with the bucks

Feb 21, 2024

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krazy88s said:
the NFL ratings always been good, even before sports betting. or is that new?
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They've always been good but the record breaking nature of some of some of these games is being driven by the influx of the gambling crowd.

Feb 21, 2024

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The constant hom*ophobia Wade receives is funny.

Seems like people prefer it when its quiet, like another former NBA Hall of Famer with a notoriously gay son who has a lifelong STI that is generally only passed through MtoM transmission.

Feb 21, 2024

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worldbeefreeg said:
The constant hom*ophobia Wade receives is funny.
Seems like people prefer it when its quiet, like another former NBA Hall of Famer with a notoriously gay son who has a lifelong STI that is generally only passed through MtoM transmission.
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So you're saying we should be ****ting on Magic???

Feb 21, 2024

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Groupie talk

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pmatic said:
Longley wasn't in The Last Dance right?
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Which is why I’m surprised Luc is on this tour. Jordan felt bad he wasn’t in it and did Luc’s documentary detailing how he felt bad about it.

Feb 21, 2024

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elpablo21 said:
Doc is on a generational run rn
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not sure if Glen is coaching an NBA team or on a book campaign

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The Official NBA Thread: RIP Bill Walton / Celtics to the NBA Finals (2024)

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How many times did Bill Russell go to the finals? ›

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell has the most NBA Finals appearances (12) by any player. During his 12 finals series, Russell won a historic 11 championships. Across 70 games, the 6-foot-10 center averaged 16.4 points and 24.5 rebounds per contest.

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What NBA teams did Bill Walton play for? ›

BOSTON — Bill Walton only spent one full season with the Boston Celtics. His impact was unforgettable. The franchise paid tribute to the sixth man on its 1986 championship team before Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.

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Did Bill Walton get his law degree? ›

So it should come as no surprise when Walton would swing away when given the opportunity to defend his conference and side of the country. After all, he went to UCLA but got a law degree from Stanford.

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What does Bill Walton do now? ›

He is currently the executive chairman of SD Sport Innovators (SDSI), a non-profit, business accelerating organization that connects and drives the growth of Southern California's vibrant sports and active lifestyle economy.

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Who has gone to the most NBA Finals? ›

The Boston Celtics also won the most consecutive titles, winning eight in a row from 1959 to 1966. The Los Angeles Lakers have competed in the NBA Finals the most times, with 32 appearances.

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Who has the most rings in the NBA history? ›

Boston Celtics center Bill Russell holds the record for the most NBA championships won with 11 titles during his 13-year playing career.

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Why do Celtics wear Walton? ›

Celtics pay tribute to 1986 champion Bill Walton before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Along with a video, the Celtics honored the NBA legend by wearing warm-up shirts that had WALTON written in tie-dye on the front. Bill Walton's presence was felt prior to Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Mavericks.

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Who did the Celtics trade to get Bill Walton? ›

On September 6th, 1985, the Boston Celtics traded forward Cedric Maxwell and a 1986 1st round draft pick (Arvydas Sabonis) to the Los Angeles Clippers for center Bill Walton. Cedric “Cornbread” Maxwell was a very key contributor to the Boston Celtics throughout the 1980s.

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How tall was Bill Walton the basketball player? ›

Walton rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the starting center for coach John Wooden and the UCLA Bruins. The 6-foot-11-inch (2.11 m) Walton won three consecutive national college player of the year awards (1972–1974), while leading UCLA to NCAA championships in 1972 and 1973 and an 88-game winning streak.

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How many college titles did Bill Walton win? ›

Walton never forgot the message. He won two high school championships (1969 and 1970), two NCAA crowns at UCLA (1972 and 1973) and two NBA titles (with the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers and 1986 Boston Celtics).

What is Bill Walton famous for? ›

Bill Walton (born November 5, 1952, La Mesa, California, U.S.—died May 27, 2024, San Diego) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player who is considered one of the best all-around players in the sport's history.

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Who married Bill Walton? ›

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Is Bill Walton a Hall of Famer? ›

He was a charter member of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984 and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993, after playing in the NBA from 1974-87.

What did Bill Walton pass away from? ›

Bill Walton, a former UCLA men's basketball two-time NCAA champion, NBA Hall of Famer and longtime sportscaster, died Monday, May 27, following a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 71.

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How many dead shows did Bill Walton go to? ›

As Hart pointed out, Walton was viewed by many as the world's biggest "Deadhead," a fan of the Grateful Dead and its spin-off band, Dead & Company. In his 2016 biography "Back From the Dead," Walton wrote that he attended 869 Grateful Dead concerts.

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How many finals did Larry Bird go to? ›

He played for the Celtics during his entire professional career (13 seasons), leading them to five NBA finals appearances and three NBA championships. He played most of his career with forward Kevin McHale and center Robert Parish, considered by some to be the greatest front court in NBA history.

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How many finals did Kobe go to? ›

In his 20 seasons with the Lakers, Kobe Bryant played in seven NBA Finals and his teams won five championships. Bryant exits the game with a 5-2 record in the Finals and it compares favorably with some of his superstar contemporaries.

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