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Mom will follow Kemba Walker back to Madison Square Garden

Andrea Walker will never forget the moment she heard that her son was going to be wearing a Knicks uniform.

The Walkers were at a family wedding in the Dominican Republic earlier this month when word came down that Oklahoma City had agreed to buy out Kemba Walker’s contract and the Knicks planned to sign him to a two-year deal.

"I was so happy," she said Monday. "My daughter had just gotten married the day before and we were headed out to dinner. We got the news and we were just drinking and partying and celebrating.

"We were coming home!