In January 2010, Walker was released from Korean Basketball League's Seoul SK Knights after averaging 14.1 points and 8.9 rebounds. In October 2010 he signed again with Al-Jalaa Aleppo. He won a second Syrian League Championship with the team that season, and retired shortly after. Personal life In Swahili, "Samaki" means "fish" . Walker has three children, sons Dibaji and Jabari, and daughter Sakima. After his 17-year-old nephew Deandre Hillman died from cardiac arrest in 2001, Walker joined the non-profit organization Start-A-Heart, which provides automated external defibrillators to schools and other public facilities. He spent the 2006–07 season forming Life Choices Foundation, a nonprofit aiming to keep youth in inner-city Los Angeles out of trouble. In an interview with CBS Radio, Walker told Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson that Kobe Bryant suckerpunched him for his delaying payment to Kobe after he lost a $100 bet. Notes External links Official website Samaki Walker at Basketball-Reference.com Al-Jalaa bio 1976 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Syria American men's basketball players Basketball players from Columbus, Ohio BC UNICS players Dallas Mavericks draft picks Dallas Mavericks players Indiana Pacers players Korean Basketball League players Los Angeles Lakers players Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players Miami Heat players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Power forwards (basketball) San Antonio Spurs players Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players Seoul SK Knights players Washington Wizards players Sagesse SC basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople