Kemba Walker To Wear No. 8 For Celtics; Antoine Walker Fans Rejoice

by Dakota Randall | Jul 7, 2019 | 2 Min Read

Time to dust off those Antoine Walker jerseys, Green Teamers.

The Boston Celtics on Saturday officially acquired All-Star guard Kemba Walker via sign-and-trade with the Charlotte Hornets. Officially, the Celtics landed Walker and a future second-round pick in exchange for Terry Rozier and a future second-round pick.

Of course, we’ve long known that Walker was set to join the Celtics and replace Kyrie Irving, who signed with the Brooklyn Nets. The real news is that the 29-year-old will wear No. 8, previously worn by 13 former Celtics, most notably Antoine Walker.

Unsurprisingly, Celtics fans are fired up over the opportunity to see another Walker wearing No. 8 at TD Garden.

What do you think?  Leave a comment.

Here’s a taste of the Twitter reaction:

 

The Celtics themselves even got in on the fun.

Here’s hoping Walker busts out the “Antoine Shimmy” after draining his first 3-pointer in front of the Garden crowd.

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Dakota Randall

Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.

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