In this week following Walton’s death Monday they all provided reminders of what Walton proved better than just about anyone. That second acts are possible.
By the time the star demanded a trade, the good vibes had faded. He’d been integral to a championship, and looked poised to win another while playing as well as anyone in the world, but his body just didn’t cooperate. After an injury knocked him out of the playoffs, things turned ugly. The star and his team disagreed about treatment. He decided he wanted out.
“This guy has got it all!” But tongue-in-cheek or not, the positivity was relentless, despite all the reasons he could have used as an excuse not to be. His brilliant basketball career was derailed by a series of stress fractures in his foot, which led to more than 30 surgeries.
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