Retired Kemba Walker rejoins Hornets as part of coaching staff

Kemba Walker, a day after ending his enjoying profession, is returning to the place he discovered his biggest NBA success, because the Charlotte Hornets introduced he’s becoming a member of the teaching employees as a participant enhancement coach.

Walker was a three-time All-Star throughout his eight years with the Hornets franchise and stays the group’s all-time chief in factors with 12,009.

The 34-year-old introduced his retirement Tuesday, ending a profession that included stints with the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks. He performed sparingly final season with AS Monaco because it gained the French League championship.

Walker joined the then-Charlotte Bobcats in 2011 because the No. 9 general decide. Together with the factors milestone, he’s additionally the franchise’s all-time chief in 3-pointers, win shares and minutes performed and is high 10 in assists (second), steals (third), video games performed (third) and rebounds (eighth).

Walker’s hiring was considered one of a lot of assistant teaching positions introduced by the Hornets on Wednesday to fill out the employees of recent coach Charles Lee.

Info from ESPN’s Andrew Lopez was used on this report.