Bill Schonely, legendary broadcaster, joined me on the radio show for a discussion about broadcasting, sports and life. Also, he reacted to kind words and praise heaped on him by Bill Walton last week.

Listen to the full interview with Schonely here.

Last week, Walton called Maurice Lucas the most important player, but termed Schonely “the most important person” in franchise history. Walton said the Blazers should put a statue of Schonely in front of the Moda Center.

“I don’t know what to say," Schonely said on Thursday. "Very nice of him to say those very kind words. I’m honored. If that ever happened, it better happen soon -- I’m going to come up to 91!”

Schonely on how he’s passing time amid the COVID-19 pandemic:

“Taking out trash, doing this, doing that, staying home... I’m not a homebody. I’ve always been able to do things and I can’t do them now."

On what the NBA should do:

“I think they should just shut down the league where it ended... I think everyone would understand that. It’s going to be so difficult to have playoff games. May or may not happen. I would just end it and prepare for next season.”

On his Mount Rushmore of Trail Blazers history:

“Walton would have to be one of the ones. Maurice Lucas for sure. Geoff Petrie, who was our first pick in 1970. Jerome Kersey and Terry Porter. That’s a tough call.”

On people still recognizing him:

“I feel very humbled. I’ve always tried in my broadcasting career for whatever event I was behind the mic for, I honored the folks in my own way who were tuned into me. I tried to be an entertainer, but I was there to tell the story of the event. Too many times people get on the mic and you can’t tell what’s going on."

Listen to the full interview with Bill Schonely: