{"id":35935,"date":"2025-07-31T03:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/35935\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T03:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:21:07","slug":"nba-players-react-to-kemba-walker-personal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/35935\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Players React To Kemba Walker Personal News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_n7wb4fsdx\">Kemba Walker was once among the most exciting point guards in the NBA. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6g93cnywh\">He is most known for his eight-year run with the Charlotte Hornets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_apxpvz6tr\">This week, Walker <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMvPE7IM0hM\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced<\/a> that he got married. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vhlnaryjj\">Many NBA players sent love to Walker. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_crbmwlikp\">Jay Williams: &#8220;Congrats brother!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_tu6pfk85e\">Troy Daniels: &#8220;Congrats bro \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1htdyuq1t\">Quentin Richardson: &#8220;Congrats!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_c68ihltqg\">Evan Turner: &#8220;Smooth and classy wedding!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Kemba Walker \" title=\"Kemba Walker \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 24, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Former Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker smiles before the game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images \/ Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_l4l65opui\">Steve Nash: &#8220;\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gbb2n90s3\">Brandon Miller: &#8220;\ud83e\udd1e\ud83c\udffe\ud83e\udd1e\ud83c\udffe&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_cqskdixsi\">Eddy Curry: &#8220;Congratulations!!! \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_wvpyfn0si\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMvO_zjRGAT\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Via ELLE Magazine:<\/a> &#8220;When R&amp;B singer #Marissa and four-time NBA All-Star #KembaWalker got married earlier this July, they chose the Conservatory at Blackberry Ridge in Trenton, Georgia, as their venue. Getting married in Georgia held special significance for the couple\u2014most of Marissa\u2019s family lives there, and it\u2019s just a short trip from Kemba\u2019s relatives in North Carolina. As such, the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception all took place on the property.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xrwhj7gyk\">Walker was the ninth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft out of UConn. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_igbtk853r\">During the 2019 season, he averaged a career-high 25.6 points per contest. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_zn0lqefis\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ballislife\/status\/1920521846123876836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via Ballislife.com:<\/a> &#8220;4 x All-Star Kemba Walker is the the Hornets all-time leader in points, threes &amp; broken ankles&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HBD CARDIAC KEMBA<br \/>4 x All-Star Kemba Walker is the the Hornets all-time leader in points, threes &amp; broken ankles<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tOz3deIQmO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/tOz3deIQmO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ballislife\/status\/1920521846123876836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_eyoek7r6d\">Walker played 12 seasons for the Hornets, Mavs, Celtics and Knicks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_395r34bvs\">He had career averages of 19.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 41.8% from the field and 36.0% from the three-point range in 750 games. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_tcaw5vpaa\"><a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBAHistory\/status\/1863973363187659054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Via NBA History (on December 3):<\/a> &#8220;On this day in 2014&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Kemba Walker gave basketball fans the type of crossover that makes us all go:  \ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On this day in 2014&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Kemba Walker gave basketball fans the type of crossover that makes us all go: \ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f\ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qRWDYybmKM\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/qRWDYybmKM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA History (@NBAHistory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAHistory\/status\/1863973363187659054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 3, 2024<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kemba Walker was once among the most exciting point guards in the NBA. 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