On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics forward Antoine Walker was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1976. Walker played his college ball at the University of Kentucky, where he won an NCAA title in 1996, and he was drafted by the Celtics with the 6th pick of the 1996 NBA draft.
Walker made All-Rookie First Team in his inaugural season in the NBA, and, he reunited with college coach Rick Pitino when the former Kentucky coach took over as head coach and team president of Boston the following season. The Chicagoan played eight seasons with the Celtics in two stints.
He played seven seasons with Boston in his first stint, during which he was elected to three All-Star teams before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
