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Kalan Hooks, ESPN
THE Portland Path Blazers will honor the late Invoice Walton with a singular band on its jerseys for the 2024-25 season.
Portland’s jerseys will function a tie-dye stripe on the higher left nook of the jersey, with Walton’s quantity 32 in white lettering.
The Portland Path Blazers will honor Rip Metropolis legend Invoice Walton with a band on their jerseys all through the 2024-25 season.
The crew will host the Invoice Walton tribute night time on March 9 towards Detroit
– Portland Path Blazers (@trailblazers) September 26, 2024
Walton died in Might of most cancers on the age of 71. The franchise will host a Invoice Walton tribute night time on March 9, when it hosts the Detroit Pistons. Followers attending the sport will obtain a tie-dye headband to mirror her on-field look.
In 1974, the Path Blazers drafted Walton with the No. 1 decide, which marked the beginning of his 14-year NBA profession. He would carry Rip Metropolis an NBA title in 1977. Philadelphia 76ers and being named Finals MVP after averaging 18.5 factors and 19 rebounds within the sequence.
Walton received the NBA MVP award in 1978 by averaging 18.9 factors and 13.2 rebounds. He was additionally a two-time All-Star as a Path Blazer. His jersey was retired by the group in 1989. Walton was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame within the 1993 class.
