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Walker: Employee of the Month

Walker: Employee of the Month

Bobblehead of smiling Antoine Walker in white uniform that reads Celtics 8 holding a basketball while standing on a platform with his name. Also sitting on the platform is an illustration of a red, white and blue plane with the text Southwest Official Airline of the Boston Celtics.

Back of bobblehead of Antoine Walker in white uniform that on the back reads Walker 8.

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Date: 2000s

Coming out of the University of Kentucky after his sophomore year, Antoine Walker quickly made an impact in Boston. The sixth overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft averaged nearly a double-double in his rookie season with 17.5 points and nine rebounds per game. Walker, nicknamed “Employee Number Eight,” set a high bar at the start of his sophomore season on October 31, 1997. He led the Celtics to victory over Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls, 92-85, scoring a game-high 31 points on 50 percent shooting from the field. Not bad for a young gun!