Celtics star Kemba Walker means more to TJ Douglas and his family than smooth 3-point barrages, clutch jumpers, or ankle-snatching moves that leave defenders on the floor.
In fact, when Douglas’s eldest son, Noah, was cut from his AAU basketball team last year, he made this pledge to his dad as he dealt with the disappointment: “I don’t want to be a selfish player. I want to be a Kemba.”
“We see him like, ‘We can be the hardest worker in the room and still be a good person,” Douglas added. “We can be super-competitive and still show respect…it’s a good mantra to have, to always walk around with that smile even if we’re masked right now.