Walton, who passed after a battle with cancer in May, was a fan of the iconic jam band, even famously taking his Celtics ...

Everyone has a favorite band, but not everyone loves their favorite band as much as Bill Walton loved the Grateful Dead.

Rick Carlisle, a teammate of Walton's with the Celtics, told USA Today he had been to 25-30 Grateful Dead concerts, but called it "a different experience going with Bill Walton." "In ensuing years ...

The Boston Celtics lost the 1985 NBA Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers and entered the following season looking for the right role player to complement their already loaded roster. Bill Walton turned ...

Bill Walton turned out to be that missing piece ... He developed a chemistry with the team – and even took several members to a Grateful Dead concert. "I knew we had a hell of a chance ...