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As it currently stands, the Indiana Pacers rank fourth in the Eastern Conference standings but could use a boost to become one of the NBA’s elite teams. One option for the Pacers to take the next step would be to pull off a trade for Charlotte Hornets star Kemba Walker. Indiana could use more offensive firepower […]

Kemba Walker basked in the chants of “MVP! MVP!” coming from the Spectrum Center after a wing 3-point attempt in crunch time hit bottom, sealing an unlikely win for the Charlotte Hornets over the Boston Celtics. Walker was coming off a rousing 60-point effort against the Philadelphia 76ers over the weekend, one that was spoiled […]

There is a new leading scorer in the NBA right now on the season, and that person is Charlotte Hornets star Kemba Walker. Walker has passed Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. Reddit user NitroXYZ pointed this out. Kemba Walker Has Overtaken Stephen Curry As The Current NBA Leader In Points Per Game For Season […]

Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets received MVP chants from the crowd after their win over the Boston Celtics. Check out the clip below via the Hornets’ Instagram account. As Walker made his way to the locker room, fans chanted MVP over and over again. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYqzqmg7V0/ In their win, Walker dropped 43 points including 21 […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker has scored 103 points over his last two games, which is a new franchise record for a two-game span. Kemba Walker has scored 103 points over his last two games, a new @hornets record for a two-game span. He beat the previous record held by Glen Rice by 20 […]

With less than a minute remaining, Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets nailed a three-pointer to seal a win over the Boston Celtics. https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1064704585028259843 The Hornets won, 117-112. Kemba Walker finished with 43 points, five assists, and four rebounds. He made seven three-pointers out of 13 attempts. Jeremy Lamb also chipped in 18 points and […]

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is reportedly “hellbent” on keeping his All-Star point guard Kemba Walker as the team’s cornerstone player, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Walker is coming off a career-high and NBA-best 60-point game in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, further cementing his place as the team’s franchise […]

What a night for Kemba Walker. The All-Star guard scored a career-high 60 points for the Charlotte Hornets. However, Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler ruined his historic night as he nailed a game-winning three-pointer to give the 122-119 overtime win for the Sixers. Despite having the final say, Butler was the first to sing praises […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker broke former All-Star Glen Rice’s franchise record for 40-point games against the Philadelphia 76ers. Walker now has 11 such outings in his eight years with the franchise. Rice was reportedly in the building to witness Walker break his record. Kemba Walker (41) now has 11 40pt games which is […]

Trade rumors have swirled around Charlotte Hornets star point guard Kemba Walker in recent years, but the Hornets are committed to making the playoffs this season with Walker on the roster, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.  Charania also reports that Hornets owner Michael Jordan “has a strong desire” to ink Walker to a new […]

Kemba Walker has been having an unbelievable season for the Charlotte Hornets and had been leading the NBA throughout the first four games of the 2018-19 NBA season in 3-pointers made with 21. Unfortunately for him, Golden State Warriors’ star point guard Stephen Curry broke his own record that Walker had tied for all-time 3-pointers […]

The NBA has announced that Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker and Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic are the Players of the Week for Week 1 of the 2018-19 season. Jokic guided the Nuggets to a 3-0 week while putting up monster numbers. The big man averaged 26.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker set the NBA’s record for most 3-pointers through the first three games of the regular season after burying 19 through the first week of action. Walker scorched the Miami Heat with seven triples and is now shooting a blistering 19-of-38 from distance in the young season, as well as […]

Charlotte Hornets All-Star point guard Kemba Walker becomes the first player to reach the 10,000 points plateau in franchise history. See the video below posted by the official Twitter account of the NBA for the historic moment of the Hornets’ franchise. Kemba Walker becomes the 1st player in @hornets franchise history to record 10,000 points! […]

The Charlotte Hornets celebrated their 30th NBA season during their season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks, and Kemba Walker put on a show. Walker poured in 41 points, two rebounds and four assists in a 113-112 loss. This was Walker’s tenth 40-point game as a member of the Hornets. His astonishing night put him in […]

Kemba Walker put on a show during the Charlotte Hornets season-opener, making the franchise’s 30th year anniversary a memorable with an incandescent 41-point performance, which set a franchise record for the highest mark in a season-opener, according to Stat Muse. The 6-foot-1 point guard was lights out, shooting 15-of-29 from the floor and 7-of-13 from […]

As another NBA season is set to begin in ten days, it’s not only the teams themselves that are putting the final touches to their roster. Fans all over the globe are also scrambling to put together the most formidable roster possible in each of their fantasy basketball leagues. To better help you in strategizing […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets All-Star point guard Kemba Walker made it clear that he does not want to talk about his impending 2019 free agency all year long at the team’s media day on Monday. His opening address to the media let it be known that he would not be willing to answer questions […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker is confident he will make the city his home for the long haul, expressing his willingness to remain with the team during Monday’s media day. “This is where I want to be. I don’t want to be nowhere else,” said Walker, according to Steve Reed of The Associated Press. […]

No surprise here, two-time NBA All-Star Kemba Walker has been linked to more trade rumors this past season alone than many players will go through in their entire careers. It doesn’t tell the entire story just going off of headlines for Walker however. The Charlotte Hornets guard’s stats nearly equate out to those of five-time […]

Most franchises have been busy stockpiling their teams with talent and assets, although the NBA arms race will near a brief end as teams try to already finalize their roster spots for training camp. Most franchises have been busy stockpiling their teams with talent and assets, although the NBA arms race will near a brief […]

Every year a team or player rises from nowhere to take the NBA by storm, or a rookie emerges from the late lottery or later to shift a team’s fortunes. Last year, Victor Oladipo replaced Paul George on the Indiana Pacers and emerged as an All-NBA player, pushing LeBron James to seven games. Showing rapid […]

Kemba Walker has spent his entire career in Charlotte. But his future with the franchise that selected him with the 9th overall pick back in the 2011 NBA draft seems to be getting cloudier by the day. The former NCAA National Champion was quick to dismiss rumors of him getting ready to suit up for […]

The Charlotte Hornets will head into this upcoming season with only one guaranteed starter. New head coach James Borrego says that man is star point guard Kemba Walker, according to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer. The Hornets have tried to reassemble the pieces for a playoff run, first dealing Dwight Howard away and then signing […]

Jamal Crawford is still a free agent and Kemba Walker finds this baffling. The Charlotte Hornets point guard knows a thing or two about scoring and Walker told Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson of Scoop B Radio: “I have no idea why he’s a free-agent, man. Everybody loves J.C. He’s a great dude first of all […]

The Phoenix Suns just made a trade for Ryan Anderson and De’Anthony Melton, but they’re still looking to make a move for a top-notch point guard. In a bid to get back to being a contender in a much stronger Western Conference, the team has reportedly pursued Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, Charlotte Hornets […]

Every NBA All-Star had gone through a rigid, tiring process before they tasted the sweet hint of success. Charlotte Hornets star point guard Kemba Walker is no exception to that and he mentioned one man who is responsible for his resurgence: Hornets assistant coach Jay Hernandez. Known for his killer crossovers and clutch genes, Kardiac […]

Kemba Walker is bound to enter the 2018-19 season facing plenty of questions about his future, and while he’s committed to staying with the Charlotte Hornets, the incessant rumors about making a return to his native New York will come in a matter of months. Yet the two-time All-Star is hoping to have an easy […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker re-affirmed his commitment to the team after going back to his home state of New York, faced with a myriad of question about potentially joining the New York Knicks or the Brooklyn Nets. After turning down any potential idea of finding another home, the two-time All-Star insisted he knows […]

After just a single season with the Charlotte Hornets, Dwight Howard signed with the Washington Wizards this summer after being traded to the Brooklyn Nets and being waived in the process. His partnership with Hornets star Kemba Walker didn’t last long but both of them were productive in their only season together. Walker has huge […]

Over the past few years, we’ve seen Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard jump from team to team. It has sent signals all over the league that the big man might be a “locker room cancer.” Yet former teammate Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets cleared everything up. Walker admitted that Howard was one of the […]

Charlotte Hornets scoring guard Kemba Walker was the subject of numerous trade discussions this off-season as he was linked to the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks, but has since denied the speculation, saying  he is very happy in Charlotte. With superstar small forward LeBron James leaving the Cavaliers this summer, the potential for Walker […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker has become a household name in the NBA. The lightning-fast point guard has been selected as an All-Star for two consecutive years already. SB Nation’s Kristian Winfield sat down with Walker at the recent NBPA camp as the latter talked about his best lineup of all time. Kemba Walker’s all-time […]

After missing out on the postseason two years in a row, the Charlotte Hornets fired coach Steve Clifford after five modest seasons. The team then hired San Antonio Spurs assistant coach James Borrego, in a bid to make a good impression for superstar Kemba Walker to stay. It will also usher in a new era […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker is known for his slick handles and a smooth jumper to go with it, but not by any means for his thunderous dunks. The two-time All-Star recently told Kristian Winfield of SB Nation that the only time he’s ever dunked on someone was with New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday […]

Teams are preparing and gearing up as the new NBA season quickly approaches. Everybody will have eyes on the prize, the chance to be called NBA champion. Although not all teams are on a path to greatness this season, there will be real contenders and some pretenders. I’ll be excluding teams who have made their […]

A wild shake-up in the Eastern Conference saw the most critical move happen relatively early this summer, as LeBron James took his talents to Los Angeles, ending a 15-year reign over the East and freeing the way for many aspiring teams to claim the vacant crown. “If it’s a free-for-all, I’m all for that,” Miami […]

NBA 2K19 rolled out another All-Star’s player rating today, revealing that Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker has an overall player rating of 86. https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/1022511948242419712 The rating that Walker got is the seventh highest among point guards so far. Only Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kyrie […]

Despite recent rumors of a potential Charlotte Hornets swap with the Brooklyn Nets for their talisman Kemba Walker, the recent acquisition of Shabazz Napier has put those thoughts to bed. The Hornets point guard was assertive in his belief that he would remain with the team for the long run, buying into what this new […]