Jimmy Walker

James Walker (April 8, 1944 – July 2, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. A 6’3″ (1.91 m) guard, he played nine seasons (1967–1976) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City Kings. Walker was a two-time All-Star who scored 11,655 points in his career. He was also the father of former NBA player Jalen Rose, though he left Rose’s mother prior to his birth and took no part in his child’s upbringing. Walker died on July 2, 2007, at the age of 63, from complications related to lung cancer.