Bill Walton's Long, Strange Trip to Basketball Immortality
Briefly

In his very first game of organized basketball, Bill Walton, a fourth grader riding the sixth-grade squad's bench, accidentally scored a basket that defined his future greatness.
Despite multiple growth spurts, three college player of the year awards, and NBA success, Walton faced an abnormal amount of injuries, with nearly 40 surgeries in his lifetime.
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