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Who is Bill Walton?

William Theodore Walton III, also known as Bill Walton, is a retired basketball player and two-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion. For 14 years, Bill Walton American was a professional NBA player.

Along with his basketball abilities, he is well-known for his acting abilities in films such as Little Nicky (2000), Forget Paris (1995), and He Got Game (1999).

Walton is married to Lori Matsuoka and has four children. After retiring, he became a contentious NBA color commentator for NBC.

Walton, Bill Lori Matsuoka is his wife.

Lori Matsuoka, Bill Walton’s wife, is 65 years old.

In 1990, the couple married. Bill is married for the second time.

The former NBA player, who is now a television sportscaster, was previously married to Susan Guth on February 24, 1979, but the couple divorced in 1989 owing to problems.

The former marriage has four boys, Adam, Nathan, Luke, and Chris, of whom both parents share custody.

Bill Walton
Bill Walton with his wife Source: FanBuzz

Lori Matsuoka met the 6’11” tall footballer after his divorce from Susan in 1990.

They ran into each other at a party put on by the Dead. Walton and Lori married one year after dating for a year.

Lori is a California native with Japanese, Chinese, and Hawaiian ancestors.

She is a great philanthropist and BdaKiNE.com’s Inspirational Lifestyle Blogger.

Her blogs primarily focus on her passions for animals, food, music, charities, and travel.

To avoid speculations and controversies, the beloved sports pundit lives blissfully in San Diego with his wife and sons.

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Father of four kids

Bill is the father of four sons from his previous marriage to Susan Guth, and he was named “Sportsman of the Year” in 2000.

Walton’s entire family is involved in basketball.

Apparently, the apple does not fall far from the tree.

Whitecloud, Adam Walton is Bill Walton’s eldest son.

He played basketball for Louisiana State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Nathan Walton was also a basketball player at Princeton. But he gave up his game and entered the business world.

Nate, the second son, holds an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

He is currently the President of SGS Holdings LLC.

Nate also campaigned for Governor of California in 2003 during Gov. Gray Davis’ recall election.

Luke Walton, Bill’s other kid, won both the 2009 and 2010 NBA Finals while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, making them the first father-son pair to capture multiple NBA championships.

On April 29, 2016, Luke was named head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

He was the only Waston son to make the NBA.

Bre Ladd, the Lakers’ longtime girlfriend, is the coach’s wife.

Bill Walton’s grandchildren are the parents of the couple’s two children.

Similarly, Christopher Walton, or simply Chris, played for San Diego State.