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When it comes to Boston Celtics center Al Horford, he is usually one of the most even-tempered guys in the league. However, according to an article published by Jay King of MassLive.com on Friday afternoon, Horford really let an official have it on Wednesday night when the Celtics lost a 90-89 heartbreaker at home to the Miami Heat.
After Horford picked up his fifth foul early in the fourth quarter, the usually calm big man lashed out at an official. When Celtics head coach Brad Stevens spoke about the matter, he didn't sweat it whatsoever.
“You know it's funny, I think every time you go to a clinic or a retreat, my favorite thing is when people start questioning the norm,” Stevens said. “And I remember hearing Jeff Van Gundy talk about this a long time ago. Jeff said, sometimes as coaches, we take people out because we don't want to get criticized for not taking them out. And I think that that's something that's probably true to an extent. Mine goes back more to like, I just think you can break a rhythm of a player if you bring him in and out of a game.”
Stevens has kept his players so even-tempered because he's preached the importance of understanding foul trouble.
“I hated as a player worrying about getting a foul or breaking a rhythm of coming out,” Stevens said before Thursday night's game against the Knicks. “And I didn't always — I wasn't probably leading the league in fouls.”
The Celtics (26-9) will look to get back to winning on Saturday night when they host the Chicago Bulls (10-21) at TD Garden.
