Lonnie Walker IV made his Euro League debut yesterday and it wasn’t a memorable one. Walker played 12 minutes for BC Zalgiris Kaunas and scored 0 points on 0-8 shooting to go with one assist in 12 minutes of action.
While Walker is the subject of numerous memes today on social, Walker owned up to his subpar performance and had a message for his “haters” on his social media platform X, @lonniewalker_4.
“Keep that same energy
” Walker said.
Walker was also quoted by Ball is Life after the game stating “I couldn’t put a basketball into the ocean...I'm a shooting guard. This is a new environment and I work my tail off day in and day out. I trust and believe in my work. When I get back, I'm going to shoot a lot more shots and get prepared for the next game. I know my capabilities and it's not going to change over here."
Walker, The former Hurricane star and first round pick of the Spurs, had signed with the Celtics over the summer but was waived before the season. Walker a former Mr Basketball from Pennsylvania has played for Lakers and Nets in addition the aforementioned during his six year NBA tenure.
We know Walker will be a star in the highly competitive EuroLeague and hopefully receive another NBA contract sooner than later.
While Walker is the subject of numerous memes today on social, Walker owned up to his subpar performance and had a message for his “haters” on his social media platform X, @lonniewalker_4.
“Keep that same energy
” Walker said. Walker was also quoted by Ball is Life after the game stating “I couldn’t put a basketball into the ocean...I'm a shooting guard. This is a new environment and I work my tail off day in and day out. I trust and believe in my work. When I get back, I'm going to shoot a lot more shots and get prepared for the next game. I know my capabilities and it's not going to change over here."
Walker, The former Hurricane star and first round pick of the Spurs, had signed with the Celtics over the summer but was waived before the season. Walker a former Mr Basketball from Pennsylvania has played for Lakers and Nets in addition the aforementioned during his six year NBA tenure.
We know Walker will be a star in the highly competitive EuroLeague and hopefully receive another NBA contract sooner than later.
