Kemba Walker Joins BIG3 for 2025 Season

Four-time NBA All-Star Kemba Walker, the Charlotte Hornets' all-time leader in minutes played, field goals, and points, is coming out of retirement to join Ice Cube's BIG3 3-on-3 basketball league for the 2025 season. Walker last played professionally with AS Monaco in Europe and is currently serving as a player enhancement coach for the Hornets, a role he will maintain during the BIG3 season. The league, which already features veteran NBA stars such as Dwight Howard and Al Jefferson, will begin its eighth season in Chicago on June 14 and conclude on August 24, with all games broadcast on CBS. Walker's addition is expected to boost excitement and competitiveness in the growing league. It remains unannounced which of the eight new city-based teams Walker will join. Fans are anticipating a particularly entertaining season as more NBA alumni participate.