CelticsBlog · Nov 8, 2019
Kemba’s homecoming and 9 other takeaways from Celtics/Hornets
Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images1. It would be disingenuous to bury the lede here. It was Kemba Walker Day in Charlotte. After 616 games over eight years, Walker returned to Charlotte in a Celtics uniform. To say it was an emotional return would be an understatement.
After that tribute, it took Walker a little while to get going. He had just 3 points in the first half (all free throws) and missed his first six shots. But, as he has all year, Walker put together a good second half. Well, really a good third quarter, as he wasn’t needed in the fourth. Walker scored 11 points in the third, as Boston took control of the game.