Just another example of Bill Walton high as hell announcing a game ????

pic.twitter.com/lf7Mq8m8JT — Justin (@JusDabz_3) November 27, 2017

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FAYETTEVILLE – Depending on whom you ask, Arkansas was either blessed or cursed with having Bill Walton on the call for all three of its games at the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Ore., last week.

A Hall of Fame player at UCLA and in the NBA, Walton is now known for his eccentric personality as a color commentator for ESPN, which includes talking about random topics during games.

His ramblings about bicycles, bridges, volcanoes and rivers - among other things - while the Razorbacks went 2-1 at the PK80 had many fans upset.

Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson sympathized with those fans during his press conference Thursday. After joking that he muted ESPN and listened to Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman on Arkansas’ radio broadcast while watching film, he expressed frustration in Walton’s lack of focus on the actual game.

“He talked about so much stuff, man,” Anderson said. “The thing about it is, for him to do a game of ours — I don't mean it in a bad way — it kind of does a disservice to our kids because we play an exciting brand of basketball.

“Not only us, but the teams that are playing. I mean, there's action that's going on, man. It's good basketball. And you've got all this talking about stuff that doesn't have anything to do with basketball.”

Seniors Trey Thompson and Jaylen Barford were also asked about Walton and said they met him shortly after arriving at the Moda Center, where Arkansas played its first game.

Both spoke highly of him, describing him as a “pretty cool dude” and “nice guy,” but did so with a sly smile.

“They keep him on ESPN, so I don’t know why people think he’s going to get off there, because they’re making money and his ratings are going up,” Barford said. “He’s a great guy, a great legend as well. I like Bill Walton.”

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