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Bill Walton is having a travel nightmare in Hawaii

Published Nov. 15, 2016 2:44 p.m. ET

Nick Schwartz

It's difficult to find a good road bike if you're a tall person, but it's nearly impossible if you're a 6-foot-11 former NBA center. NBA legend Bill Walton is very attached to his bike, and understandably so, but during a visit to Hawaii an airline lost it. Walton's (heartbreaking) Twitter exchange with Hawaiian Airlines started to go viral Monday.

Will the people at @HawaiianAir in Honolulu please give me my bike back,

I love my bike, I need my bike" pic.twitter.com/mqijDYWaM7
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) November 14, 2016

@BillWalton Bill, please PM us your email and confirmation code so we can assist you.
— Hawaiian Airlines (@HawaiianAir) November 14, 2016

@HawaiianAir I did
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) November 14, 2016

@BillWalton Bill, i'm going to create a case for you and try to expedite the process. I'm sorry for the inconvenience.
— Hawaiian Airlines (@HawaiianAir) November 14, 2016

@BillWalton Bill, we apologize for the inconvenience. Can you send us more details in a PM?
— Hawaiian Airlines (@HawaiianAir) November 14, 2016

@HawaiianAir I waited at the Maui airport yesterday for five hours and my bike never showed up. No one could tell me where it is.
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) November 14, 2016