[Wojnarowski] Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame forward Chet Walker — a seven-time All-Star and a member of the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor — has passed away at 84, per
@TheNBPA. Walker won an NBA championship with Philadelphia in 1967 and was a two-time All-American at Bradley.
by MarvelsGrantMan136
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RIP in Peace
Damn, RIP.
We’ve been extremely lucky to have a lot of the pioneers in professional basketball still around during our lifetimes, but now we’re starting to lose quite a few of them to Father Time (especially on the ABA side).
Always a trip to think about the fact that guys like him were drafted and played before the Civil Rights Act even existed, and all that they’ve lived through since.
he’s one of those players where you watched the highlights and went yeah, you could take him from the 60s/70s and plug him in right now without all the training etc and he’d still get 20 a night
just a money midrange jumper
Salute to Kenny “The Jet” Smith… But Chet Walker preceded him as The Jet as well. RIP
They say that Chet will stay healthy and then he goes and dies like that…smh
Glad he got his ring in Philly he was heartbreakingly close in 75 but his team just ran out of gas. RIP Legend
One of the greatest small forwards in league history RIP
84, that’s the number I am shooting for.
Not going to lie, I had never heard of Chet Walker and I have been following Basketball since the 1990s. Interestingly though when I looked him up he apparently sued the league on antitrust violations for refusal to pay him out at the end of his career which is likely why the commissioners and subsequent media feeds never gave him air time.
Great player. Skilled, could play defense. Big part of that Philadelphia championship and one of the best teams of all time. Took the NBA to court in favour of player rights. Excellent career.
RIP to a legend
Not the kind of Woj bomb to expect today. RIP.
Crazy. 7 time all star and ive never heard of him and i used to be a big NBA history nerd