Wolves veteran Antoine Walker’s agent said Saturday evening there
will be no buyout agreement reached by tonight. Walker had to be bought
out by tonight to be eligible to make another team’s playoff roster.
But, as expected, there will be no deal, so Walker apparently will
remain with the Wolves for the rest of this season.
 
 
 
Walker has been inactive for the team’s past five games. Walker said he
and Wittman agreed he would not be in uniform for games if he wasn’t
going to play or play little or sporadically while Wittman evaluates
the team’s younger players.
 
"He hasn’t given me any reason to so far, and until he does, I’ll
answer the same way every time," Wittman said when asked Saturday for
the second consecutive day if he worries about Walker’s influence when
he would rather be elsewhere. "The passport, him being sick, that was
nothing about being ticked off about a buyout or trying to get one. If
it ever becomes that, I’ll tell you that."
 
 
 
McHale and Wittman insisted that Walker’s absence at
practice Saturday because of an illness was legitimate, not a
disgruntled veteran blowing off work. Walker visited a team doctor
Saturday, Wittman said.
 
Now it remains to be seen what will happen the rest
of this season. McHale said he’s not worried that Walker will cause any
distractions the rest of the season.
 
"No," McHale said. "He’s been fine."