EFE 02/07/2024 at 23:29 CEST
Kemba Walker, four-time All-Star of the NBA, announced this Tuesday its retirement from professional basketball. “Basketball has given me more than I could have ever imagined and I am super grateful for the incredible journey I’ve had,” the 34-year-old American player wrote on his social media account X.
Walker was selected 9th overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets, the team where he spent eight seasons and where he showed his best level until becoming the player with the most points and most minutes played in the history of the franchise. He also holds the record for scoring by a Hornets player in a game, thanks to the 60 that he scored in 2018 in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
In the 2018-2019 season he achieved the best scoring average of his career, with 25.6 points per game. in addition to 4.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists. The following season he made the jump to the Celtics, but fortune was not on his side during his time there. Boston and injuries also got in his way.
After the Celtics (2019-2021) he played for the New York Knicks (2021-2022) and the Dallas Mavericks (2022-2023), before trying his luck in European basketball with the AS Monaco (2023-2024), which would be his last team as a professional. Walker also excelled in his college career and was an NCAA champion with UConn.
2024-07-02 21:29:12
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