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Bizarre Rare Photo of Knicks Veteran Displaying His Ball Handling Skills vs Rockets Guard in College Goes Viral

Published 03/12/2022, 11:00 PM EST

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The journey of the New York Knicks star Kemba Walker has been incredible. He began his collegiate career at the University of Connecticut where he spent three years. In his final year, he led the Huskies to the NCAA championship and Walkers won the Most Outstanding Player award. Subsequently, he was drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats, where he would become the franchise leader in most statistical categories.

Walker is a one-of-a-kind player with ridiculous ball-handling skills and excellent shot-making. Furthermore, his handles were known to be one of the best in the league. Even from a young age, Walker had exceptional ball-handling, and he was used to humiliating players.

An old photo of Walker is going viral where he is up against John Wall. The photo shows Walker’s insane handles and him leaving Wall in the dust.

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An old photo of New York Knicks star Kemba Walker goes viral

Fans were shocked to see such an old photo of Walker. Here are the best reactions:

How has Kemba Walker fared in the NBA?

Walker started off well, averaging 12.1 points in his rookie year. He improved each and every year, increasing his scoring average gradually. Additionally, he became an all-star in 2017 and was named in the all-star game for the next three years. Then, after becoming the franchise leader in scoring, Walker left the Hornets after 8 years with them for the Boston Celtics.

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Walker reached the Eastern Conference Finals in his first year with the Celtics. And they were very close to beating the Miami Heat. Gradually, Walker’s performance started declining because of injuries. His scoring was down and he was becoming ineffective.

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In 2021, he joined the New York Knicks as their starting point guard. But after 37 games, Walker faced knee problems. And in February 2022, Walker and the Knicks reached an agreement that he will not play for the remainder of the season. Walker will sure want to get back to the league and help a contender as he reaches the latter stages of his prime.

 

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Vishwesha Kumar is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Holder of a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Vishwesha has been writing content for about 3 years now. He has been following the NBA for nearly 10 years, since first starting off in the year 2012.
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