Charlotte Hornets: 4 reasons why Kemba Walker leaving worked out great

Since signing with the Boston Celtics, Kemba Walker has dealt with ongoing knee injuries.

Injuries are a part of the game and unfortunately, Kemba Walker has been hampered by a multitude of knee injuries.

In the last two years, Walker has struggled to stay healthy in Boston, dealing with a left knee injury that required offseason surgery before the 2020-21 campaign.

Walker missed the beginning of the season while recovering and only managed to play in 43 of 72 games for the Celtics, never playing in a back-to-back, while also missing a few first-round playoff games this season.

In his last season with the Hornets, Walker played all 82 games and stayed relatively healthy throughout his Charlotte career, but his chronic left knee injury seems to be catching up as he ages.

Had the Hornets signed him to a five-year deal, he would be 34 by the time the deal ended, and likely on the downward side of his career.

Walker’s play has clearly been affected by the injuries and even though nobody wants to see the all-time great Hornet have his career go down this path, Charlotte has fresh, young legs running the point guard position in LaMelo Ball.