Kemba Walker announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday.
Walker leaves the sport as one of his era’s best college basketball players. Walker helped lead Connecticut on an unforgettable run to a National Championship in 2011. That run’s best remembered for an insanely torrid run through the Big East Tournament, where UConn won five games in five days.
Walker announced his retirement on X, the popular website formerly known as Twitter.
Thank you, basketball. pic.twitter.com/gLUbQnZMP5
— Kemba Walker (@KembaWalker) July 2, 2024
The Charlotte Bobcats, who later became the Hornets, drafted Walker in 2011 with the ninth overall pick. He went on to have a 13-year NBA career in Charlotte, Boston, New York, and Dallas.
One of his most memorable NBA performances came with the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, the building where his famed stepback jumper swished against Pitt. Walker became the seventh NBA player in history to record a triple-double on Christmas Day. Walker scored 10 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out 12 assists in a Knicks win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Kemba Walker has announced his retirement from basketball. The 4-time All Star was a two-time winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award. He is a Connecticut legend, charging the Huskies to 11 straight wins to take the Big East and NCAA Tournament titles.pic.twitter.com/P7DaPfyOM1
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) July 2, 2024
Congrats @KembaWalker on a great career and best of luck in your retirement 👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/R78C30GHE2
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 2, 2024
Kemba Walker has announced his retirement from basketball.
Cardiac Kemba will always be remembered 🔥🐺 @UConnMBB pic.twitter.com/2t9vkZqtqa
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) July 2, 2024
“I thank God for blessing me and my family with the opportunity to play basketball.”
Kemba Walker announces his retirement in an exclusive convo with Melo and Mero on 7PM in Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/VzOy2CvtqQ
— 7PM in Brooklyn (@7PMinBrooklyn) July 2, 2024
