The Celtics Pay Tribute & Hold A Moment Of Silence For Bill Walton ♥

The Celtics Pay Tribute & Hold A Moment Of Silence For Bill Walton ♥

MOURN THE LOSS OF HALL OF FAMER MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AND TWO TIME NBA CHAMPION BILL WALTON, WHO PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK. BILL WAS A CHAMPION AT EVERY LEVEL AND THE EMBODIMENT OF UNSELFISH TEAM PLAY. HE DERIVED GREAT JOY FROM BASKETBALL AND MUSIC AND DEEPLY CHERISHED HIS MOMENTS WITH TEAMMATES, FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WE ARE PROUD TO CALL HIM ONE OF THE GREATEST CELTICS WHO EVER LIVED. AND NOW WE ASK YOU TO JOIN THE ENTIRE NBA FAMILY IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. IN HONOR OF BILL WALTON. THANK YOU. WE NOW CELEBRATE BILL’S WONDERFUL LIFE AND LEGACY FROM THE. YOU SEE, ELLA IS SIX FOOT 11 OF BILL WALTON. >> I THINK WHAT, YOU KNOW, MADE THAT TEAM SO SPECIAL WAS ITS ABILITY TO PLAY ANY KIND OF STYLE. RED CAME BACK ON THE PHONE TO ME AND HE SAID, OKAY, WE’D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. I WAS READY TO COME THAT MOMENT AS SOON AS HE SAID, YES, I’M THE LUCKIEST GUY IN THE WORLD. A FLYING REBOUND LIGHTNING HIT OFF MY RIGHT MALACHI LOOKED INTO HIS EYES. >> I SAW A FIERCE PRIDE AND FIERCE DETERMINATION. >> THE AMOUNT OF WORK, THE AMOUNT OF PAIN, YOU KNOW, JUST THE EFFORT TO WIN IN ALL SEASON LONG. FOR NINE LONG YEARS. TO GET BACK TO THIS MOMENT. FIGHT OFF THE GLASS AND DROP. >> NOW WALK OUT OF THE BUILDING. IT BLOWS IN THIS GARDEN. PANDEMONIUM RIGHT NOW. >> I’VE BEEN PART OF SOME OF THE GREAT TEAMS IN THE HISTORY OF BASKETBALL THE UCLA, THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AND THE BOSTON CELTICS. PUT ME IN. COACH, I AM READY TO PLAY. GO >> CELTICS! GO! >> WHAT A TEAM. WHAT A FRANCHISE. WHAT A HISTORY, WHAT A PRESENT, WHAT A FUTURE. I AM THE LUCKIEST GUY ON EARTH

The Celtics pay tribute and hold a moment of silence for 2-time NBA Champion and NBA legend, Bill Walton.

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