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Late Wednesday morning, celebrations kicked off across New York City’s basketball community. Cell phones began vibrating at an exponential rate. Social media was abuzz.

Kemba Walker, the electric All-Star point guard from the Soundview Projects in The Bronx, Rice High School and the New York Gauchos, was coming home to play for the Knicks.

But this wasn’t just about a talented player potentially solving the Knicks’ eternal point-guard problem. It was more than just one of the city’s finest high school stars returning. The ecstatic reactions revealed just how adored Walker is within the five boroughs, far beyond his ability with a basketball in his hands.

“He’s just a different dude,” said Rasheen Davis, an assistant coach at St. Peter’s who coached Walker at since-closed Rice in Harlem and has remained close to him.

That’s the adjective everyone who has crossed paths with 31-year-old Walker uses: Different. Along with humble, gracious, caring, selfless, dedicated and generous. Walker hasn’t lived in New York City full-time since his days as a prep superstar more than a decade ago. But he is treated as if he never left. He has remained that special to so many, mostly because of how he treats everyone: With that trademark smile of his, a hug and banter that made you feel like his best friend.