The world of basketball was in morning on Monday with the news that Bill Walton ... of being a “Deadhead.” NBA commissioner Adam Silver paid a moving and personal tribute to Walton calling ...

Per the report, he was called by Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann as "Celebrity Deadhead Number One." "More than 854 shows, over 48 years," Walton ... There are framed pictures and posters.

The Portland Trail Blazers celebrated one of their legends during Sunday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, paying homage to Bill Walton ... once dubbed Walton the “biggest Deadhead in ...

Walton was known to be a longtime fan of the Grateful Dead, with drummer Mickey Heart calling him the “biggest Deadhead in ... Alika Jenner/Getty Images)Getty Images “Bill was not somebody ...

Basketball legend Bill ... T-shirts; Walton was a huge fan of the band and referenced it often, even sometimes recording ...

Walton told The New York Times Magazine in 1991, We met at a party at my house 11 years ago. She went to UCLA, and she's a ...

NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton was married twice ... “She went to U.C.L.A., and she’s a Deadhead, what more do you need to know?” Walton described how Lori gave him encouragement as he ...