The more he talked, the more Kemba Walker sounded morose, admitting the adjustment to his hometown Knicks has been “difficult.’’
, Walker admitted he has a new non-scoring role and it never has been like this before during a storied career for the Bronx native.
Nobody would be surprised if Thibodeau is following management’s orders in terms of showcasing Walker ahead of the Feb. 10 trade deadline. “I’m in a whole different role than I’ve been in my career. Even when I was in Boston. So I’m in a whole different role. So it’s still an adjustment period for me personally. But it’s not really about me. I do what I got to do to help the team win. And I just got to play better. That’s really it.’’ Walker doesn’t want to be seen as a malcontent. He is just acknowledging he’s being asked to do something he never has been asked to do before: take a backseat.