Wall will return to college to fulfill promise to late father

John Wall is a man of his word.

The Washington Wizards star plans on returning to the University of Kentucky this summer to pursue his bachelor's degree for two primary reasons: to prepare for life after basketball, and to fulfill a promise he made to his father.

"I'm going back to school this summer to get my business degree," Wall told The Washington Post's Candace Buckner. "That's what I'm focusing on. I promised my dad that."

Wall was 8 years old when his father passed away. The talented point guard left Kentucky after one year to enter the 2010 NBA Draft, where he was selected first overall by the Wizards.

Now 27 and a five-time All-Star, he was drafted to LeBron James' All-Star team but was sidelined with a knee injury.

Earlier in the weekend, a FOX News host suggested James should "shut up and dribble" rather than speaking on politics. The Cleveland Cavaliers icon responded strongly on Instagram, and Wall threw his support behind him.

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"When our career is over, when we retire and the basketball stops bouncing, we still have to find something else to do," he said. "Whether you want to be a general manager, a doctor, a businessman, whatever, you have to believe on everything you stand on. We're more than athletes and the stuff that's going on in our society and in this world, we have to speak on it. I think we have the right to say whatever we want."