September 3, 1985
WALTON WATCH QUIET
Which will come first: Pete Rose's record-breaking hit, or the completion of the Cedric Maxwell-for-Bill Walton trade?
Yesterday was another slow day for those on the Walton watch. Celtics general manager Jan Volk did not report to the office, but has scrapped vacation plans until the deal is done.
Meanwhile, Walton was participating in a celebrity bike race in Los Angeles, while Maxwell and his agent, Ron Grinker, canceled plans to fly to LA today for a news conference.
The latest snag in the talks involves deferred money, which the Clippers have asked Walton to waive. A source close to the talks claims that Walton originally agreed to waive $75,000, but that the new contract issued Sunday called for him to waive $119,000.
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