Sportscaster Jim Gray opens up about Bill Walton’s death in an email to Fox News Digital, calling the late Hall of Famer his „best friend“ and himself the „luckiest man in the world.“
The sports world lost an icon on Monday as basketball Hall of Famer-turned-analyst Bill Walton died of cancer at age 71.
Walton was loved by many, especially former colleague Jim Gray, who worked with Walton for several networks, and the two shared a friendship for 40 years.
„My heart is broken. Bill Walton was the best friend a guy could ever have,“ Gray sent in an email to Fox News Digital. „He was loving, generous, kind, caring, intelligent, and so much fun. He loved life, his family, basketball, and most of all, people. I always marveled at how he had time for everyone and was never in a hurry. Bill was a national treasure and brought joy to the world.“
„For 40 years, every time we were together, we would laugh,“ he wrote. „He was a library of knowledge and a fountain of wisdom. Broadcasting games together at CBS, NBC, ESPN, ABC, Westwood One, and the [Sacramento] Kings was a strange and wonderful journey. I’m grateful for all the years with Bill. It was the blessing of a lifetime.
