SACRAMENTO, CA - FEBRUARY 09: Bill Walton poses with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart before the Sacramento Kings take on the Dallas Mavericks on February 9, 2011 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
Bill Walton loves his music. And the former UCLA star and NBA great especially adores the Grateful Dead.
On New Year's Eve, an incarnation of the band, Dead & Co., played the Fabulous Forum, once the home of the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers.
And it was showtime for Walton.
It would be hard to miss a 6-foot-11 person to start, but throw in some roses, a white beard and a light saber and ... well you will get the picture by checking him out.
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