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Emmy-winning sports broadcaster and former UCLA player Bill Walton has died.
The NBA announced his passing through commissioner Adam Silver.
Bill Walton was truly one of a kind, he said in a statement.
Walton played for the UCLA Bruins, leading them to the NCAA championships in 1972 and 1973.
The team had an 88-game winning streak in those years.
Walton was first overall pick in the 1974 draft, going to the Portland Trail Blazers.
He also played for the Celtics, for San Diego, and for the L.A. Clippers.
He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
Walton transitioned to sportscasting after his NBA career, winning an Emmy in 1991.
After 12 years at NBC, he joined ESPN in 2002.
The American Sportscasters Association named him one of the top-50 sports broadcasters of all time in 2009.
But what I will remember most about him was his zest for life, Silvers statement continued.
