BOSTON -- The Celtics finally got a chance to honor the late Bill Walton ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals at TD Garden on Thursday night. The Celtics great died on Memorial Day at the age of 71 ...

BOSTON — Boston Celtics legend and two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer Bill Walton died of cancer at the age of 71, the NBA announced Monday. Walton had a prolonged fight with cancer.

The Celtics handed out small tie-dyed pins with Walton’s name on them to fans entering TD Garden for Game 1 of their NBA Finals series against the Dallas Mavericks, which made for the perfect ...

Entering the 1985-86 season, Boston had a stacked roster comprising Bird, Ainge, McHale, Parish, Walton and Dennis Johnson.

Bill Walton was the missing piece for the Boston Celtics during the 1985-86 season. It did, however, get off to a rocky start. The Celtics brought in Walton, who died Monday, May 27, at age 71 ...

Bill Walton ‘Regained His Zest for the Game’ With the Boston Celtics After a stellar college career at UCLA, Walton was the first overall pick in the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Boston Celtics, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and many others sent out tributes for Bill Walton shortly after news broke Monday that NBA Hall of Famer had died at the age of 71.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis heads to the court while wearing a warmup shirt honoring basketball great Bill Walton before Game 1 of the basketball team's NBA Finals against the Dallas ...

Walton passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 71. Bill Walton made an appearance at TD Garden when the Celtics played the Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals.

Walton was a key member of the Celtics’ 1985-86 squad that won the franchise its 16th NBA championship. Celtics and Mavs players will wear a tribute warmup shirt for Bill Walton ahead of the Finals ...

Bill Walton is remembered prior to Game1 of the 2024 NBA Finals Getty Images The team additionally distributed tie-dye pins that featured “Walton” written in black. The Celtics got off to a ...

The Celtics handed out small tie-dyed pins with Walton’s name on them to fans entering TD Garden for Game 1 of their NBA Finals series against the Dallas Mavericks, which made for the perfect ...