Kemba Walker announces retirement: “It's not goodbye”

The basketball player Kemba Walker announced, this Tuesday (2), his retirement from the sport. In a post on social media, Walker, who was once an all-star in the NBAstated that “Basketball has done more for me than I ever imagined”.

“When I look back, I still can't believe the things I've achieved in my career”says an excerpt from the text. Check out the post below:

Kemba Walker's Career

The point guard became known during his time on the basketball team. UConncollege of Connecticutus USAwhen he led the team to the title NCAAassociation of university teams.

Walker became famous for the beautiful game-winner scored in the championship quarterfinals against the college of Pittsburgh. See the video:

After his brilliant college season, Kemba Walker entered the NBA draft and was selected ninth overall in the 2012 class by the then NBA Draft Team. Charlotte Bobcats,

The point guard spent most of his career at the club. North Carolinewhere he was selected to the All-Star Team three times, as well as being named to the All-NBA Second Team once. With Kemba, the Charlotte Bobcats made the playoffs in 2014 and 2016, when the club had already changed its name to Hornets.

In 2019, Kemba Walker announced his departure from the franchise to join the Boston Celticswhere, during his two years, he was selected as an All-Star and reached the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2020 season, in the Bubble.

Unfortunately, the rest of the point guard's career was plagued by injuries, mainly to his knee, which prevented him from playing at a consistent pace. In the following years, Walker went through New York Knicks It is Dallas Mavericksbut without outstanding performances. In 2023, without a team in the NBA, he ventured into the Monaco league.

Kemba Walker played 750 games throughout his career, averaging 19.3 points per game, 3.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists.