Monday was a sad day for basketball fans and media alike with the death of legendary NBA player and broadcaster Bill Walton, especially for those who knew him well, like longtime on-air partner Dave Pasch.
The two had been calling college basketball games alongside one another since 2013 and became well-known for their on-air antics with one another, which often drew plenty of laughs from viewers.
“Bill and I had a special friendship,” Pasch said during a “SportsCenter” interview Monday. “He used to tell me a lot, he would take the headset off during a commercial break and just say to me, ‘I love you, but don’t tell anybody.’ He just enjoyed the fact that I was his sparring partner and that he could have fun with me and just take shots at me.
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