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Celtics GM Danny Ainge: Kemba Walker was 'Definitely Not Himself' in Bubble

Celtics GM Danny Ainge told reporters that star guard Kemba Walker was "definitely not himself" in the NBA bubble.

"I could see, even when he was here before the bubble started, which is why he was shut down a little bit and doing strength training and trying to prepare himself for the playoff run and the intensity of the playoff run, but he was definitely not himself,” Ainge said Thursday in his end-of-season conference call.

“In fairness to Kemba, he doesn’t want to say that. He doesn’t say that to our coaches, he doesn’t say that to you, the media, he doesn’t say that to me.