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Basketball legend Bill Walton, who led the UCLA Bruins to two national titles before winning two championships during his NBA career, has died at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Walton died Monday while surrounded by his loved ones, his family said in a statement released by the NBA.
“Bill Walton was truly one of a kind,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.