4-time NBA All-Star guard Kemba Walker says he’s retiring.
The 34-year-old Walker wasn’t within the NBA this previous season, however did play within the EuroLeague with AS Monaco. He introduced his choice Tuesday on social media.
“This has all been a dream,” Walker mentioned in a put up on X, previously Twitter. “After I look again, I nonetheless can’t imagine the issues I achieved in my profession.”
Walker averaged 19.3 factors in 750 profession regular-season video games with the Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets (2011-19), Boston Celtics (2019-21), New York Knicks (2021-22) and Dallas Mavericks (2023). Walker is Charlotte’s all-time main scorer with 12,009 factors, forward of Dell Curry (9.839).
He made 4 straight All-Star Recreation appearances from 2017-20 and was a third-team all-NBA choice in the course of the 2018-19 season, his remaining 12 months with Charlotte.
That adopted a stellar faculty profession at UConn. Walker led UConn to a 2011 nationwide title and was named probably the most excellent participant of the Ultimate 4 that 12 months.
“I do know I couldn’t have made it up to now with out my unimaginable assist system round me,” Walker mentioned. “There are such a lot of folks to thank — my mother, dad and full household, my teammates who’ve turn into household, and the coaches who believed in me and introduced out the perfect in me.
“Basketball will perpetually be part of my life, so this isn’t goodbye. I’m excited for what’s subsequent.”
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