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KIT! Call Me Over The Summer! Stay Sweet!

Who does this guy think he is, the president? Wait, don’t answer that:

On his first morning as national champion, Bronx-born Kemba Walker awoke to a congratulatory call from Mayor Bloomberg.

The high-scoring Connecticut guard was offered a free ticket Tuesday to a Knicks game — and some free advice in the surprise conversation with the mayor of his hometown.

“It was great,” Walker told the Daily News on the team bus bound for the airport in Houston. “He called and congratulated me.

“He told me that whenever it’s time to take it to the next level that I should try to stay the same.”

Posted: April 5th, 2011 | Filed under: Please, Make It Stop
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