wintime999 Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker has announced his retirement on social media after a 12-year career. wintime999

Walker spent last season in Europe with Monaco, and his last NBA appearance was in January 2023 under the Dallas Mavericks uniform, but he lacked motivation as he only played nine games.  ( wintime999 )

“Basketball will always be a part of my life, so this is not goodbye,” the 34-year-old former fullback said.

The 2019 All-NBA All-Star is considered one of the greatest players of all time by the Charlotte Hornets, who drafted him 9th overall in the 2011 draft. 

The New York native played for the Hornets for the first eight years of his career before moving to the Boston Celtics in 2019-20.

He holds a slew of records for the Charlotte franchise, including points (20,607), field goals made (4,164) and three-pointers made (1,283).

He also has the third-highest total appearances (605) and second-highest total assists, behind only Maxi Boques (3,308).

His most tangible achievement was winning the 2011 NCAA title for UConn , where he averaged 23.5 points as a sophomore .