News about Bill Walton

Bill Walton has some apologizing to do in the eyes of a reputable dwarfism group. Walton was joking around in customary fashion with broadcaster partner Dave Pasch during halftime of Thursday's Pac-12 tournament match between Arizona State and USC. Walton used a term that many find offensive in implying to praise Pasch.

Bill Walton, basketball's renaissance man who works with everyone from Jerry Garcia to the Symbionese Liberation Army, is getting his own page in the NBA. The league is taking a page from the NFL by giving the 'Redhead Deadhead' his own NBA simulcast, where the infamously verbose Walton can talk for hours on whatever comes into his mind. Throw it Down With Bill Walton' is an alternative telecast, but rather than being on cable, fans can watch it on the NBA League Pass subscription service, similar to ESPN's Manningcast, where brothers Peyton and Eli Manning muse about the NFL during Monday Night Football. "This enthralling dream is the thrill, honour, and riches of a lifetime," Walton, a UCLA legend who went on to win NBA championships with the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics, forgot to mention the 1978 MVP award.'

Bill Walton, the former Trail Blazer's center, has begged San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, right, to address the issue of homelessness in a series of emails sent to his office. In one such email, he said he was assaulted by some homeless people while riding his bike through a public park. The sportscaster is now venting his anger on Instagram, where he has shared images of homeless camps inset and said he will no longer champion the city. Though Walton, 69, hasn't decided what he wants the mayor to do, he did mention a Los Angeles bill that bans homeless camps near schools and increased law enforcement. Gloria's office, on the other hand, said it is aware of the situation but limitations by what it can legally do.