It’s only November but Bill Walton is already in midseason form at the Maui Invitational.
The Hall of Famer is calling the games with his usual ESPN partner, a very patient Dave Pasch, and of course he has been going off on some wild tangents while sitting courtside in Maui.
Walton, who continues to travel the world to see his favorite band, The Grateful Dead, perform, has long done things in his own, unique way. He seems to be very high on life and enjoying calling the great game of basketball, a game that he has loved since he was just a little kid.
I know there are a lot of fans who can get annoyed with Walton’s tangents during games but come on, it’s November and he’s in Maui living the dream. Let the man have some fun.
It was great when he shared his plans for after the Michigan State-Georgia game:
He gave some lessons on ants after finding out Georgia’s Anthony Edwards goes by the nickname “Ant Man”:
He had this incredible breakdown of Kansas. Stick around for when he asks Pasch “what’s your name again?”:
He also had this wild chat with Pasch about Disney CEO Bog Iger and direct deposits:
This bit about the last name Nixon was pretty good:
And there was this during the UCLA-Chaminade game:
He had this keen observation regarding SportsCenter:
And he found out how extended families work:
Never change, Bill Walton.
