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Bill Walton hopes Phil Jackson succeeds with Knicks

Hall of Fame basketball player Bill Walton is about as passionate a fan of the Golden State Warriors as there is on the planet. Appearing Saturday at a Steiner Sports memorabilia show at Adelphi University, Walton went on ESPN Radio and led repeated loud Warriors cheers throughout the interview.

Of course, his son Luke is the top Warriors assistant coach under head coach Steve Kerr and already has accepted the job as new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. But before Luke Walton took the Lakers job, he was considered a potential candidate for the Knicks job that eventually went to Jeff Hornacek.