Bill Walton was a legend on the court, a Hall of Famer, MVP and a two-time champion both at UCLA and in the NBA.
On the mic, he truly had no equal. In a decades-long post-playing career as a broadcast analyst, Walton was rarely focused or even on topic. But he was never forgettable. He was never boring. And he was never uninspired.
As the basketball world and beyond celebrates Walton upon the news of his death on Monday at 71 years old, there are countless clips and moments to highlight Walton's incomparable style that blended poetry, music, stream of consciousness and his inimitable free spirit mixed in with straight basketball analysis.