Listening to Bill Walton call basketball games is an experience in the truest sense. You have absolutely no idea what he’s going to say.
He’ll take a liking to a certain player and tell the audience what that player reminds him of. Or he’ll just start going on random tangents about current world events. Or he’ll just give out facts about places he’s visited for literal minutes of a broadcast.
That’s just normal Bill Walton stuff. And, so far this year, it’s been no different. He’s been calling the Camping World Maui Invitational this year and dropping absolute gems on us throughout the tournament.
Here are the wildest things he’s said so far this season.
Walton talks Grateful Dead
During Tuesday’s call, Walton went on a tangent about a Grateful Dead tour and asked his broadcast partner, Jason Benetti, did he go to Egypt with the band.
Benetti said no. Walton was shocked.
Bill Walton: Were you on the trip to Egypt with the Grateful Dead?
Jason Benetti: I was not. I've never been to Cairo.
Walton: Wow.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) December 1, 2020
Unfortunate for Benetti.
No idea what Walton is talking about here but it's great
Walton has this innate ability to just go on these vivid tangents and it’s just incredible. Here he is talking about bike riding through the Angeles forest (I think???).
Anyway, it is an indelible adventure. Listen to it.
Bill Walton oh my god pic.twitter.com/URyslwbChe
— Lifelong San Francisco Dons Fan Man 69 (@yahdley) December 1, 2020
No idea what he’s talking about here but I definitely need to figure it out.
He shouts out UCLA for rejecting money
Here he is talking about how proud he is of UCLA for rejecting a donation from Koch industries. Absolutely NOTHING to do with the basketball game.
Hahahahahahahaha. Bill Walton out here ripping the Koch brothers and Liberty University 😂 😂 😂 pic.twitter.com/5Isxfh2zlT
— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) December 1, 2020
Bill Walton loves Puff
While Walton and Benetti were calling a UNC game, they found themselves talking about Puff Johnson’s name.
Then Walton went on a tangent about how much he loved Puff. Not just Puff Johnson — all of the puff.
Bill Walton: "I love puff."
Jason Benetti: "The dragon?"
Walton: "Puffing, fluffing… I love it all." pic.twitter.com/pCH3Bl18pn
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 1, 2020
Walton barks on television
Bill Walton does his best dog impression here. It’s pretty great, if I do say so myself.
Here is Bill Walton making various dog sounds if you’re into that pic.twitter.com/p29r3VV73s
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 1, 2020
Bill Walton wants to go to Asheville
Somebody needs to plan this trip.
"I wanna go to Asheville."
Let's get Bill Walton here, folks! #avlsports #Asheville @WISESportsRadio @pressboxseth @RavenRavinoff @Ashevegas pic.twitter.com/Gz6seD8FEl
— Ian Casselberry (@iancass) November 30, 2020
Apparently Walton thinks Kevin Garnett went to Texas???
I have no legitimate explanation for this but it is absolutely hilarious.
Bill Walton is a national treasure pic.twitter.com/D4gNuplJv3
— Not a banwagon Warriors fan (@NotBanwagon) November 30, 2020
Davidson = Steph Curry. Texas = Kevin Garnett???? Alright, Bill. I guess.
