Walter Davis, former North Carolina and Suns star, dies at 69

National Basketball Association National Basketball Association Walter Davis, former North Carolina and Suns star, dies at 69 Published Nov. 2, 2023 4:06 p.m. ET share facebooktwitterredditlink Walter Davis, a five-time NBA All-Star who had his number retired by the Phoenix Suns, has died. He was 69. Davis was star in college for the North Carolina Tar Heels where he played for the late Dean Smith. The Tar Heels’ men’s basketball program, where Davis’ nephew Hubert Davis is now head coach, announced Walter Davis’ death Thursday. The school’s release said Walter Davis died Thursday morning of natural causes while visiting family…