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Did Kemba Walker request a trade from the New York Knicks?

Kemba Walker played well in Saturday’s loss to the Boston Celtics, but his 29 points after a nine-game absence were overshadowed by comments during his postgame press conference.

Walker was asked if, despite being removed from the rotation, he wanted to remain with his hometown New York Knicks. The Bronx native’s response was, well, very New York in being blunt, but not so clearly direct.

“I want to play,” Walker said. “I don’t know. So it is what it is. “I don’t know what the future holds, you know? I do feel like I have a lot to give still.