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Al Horford has said he’s okay with the idea of playing primarily at center this season, Celtics beat writer Scott Souza reports. Horford cites last year’s success in the playoffs while playing with small lineups that featured him as the lone traditional big man as a reason for his acceptance of the role. #Celtics Al Horford […]

There has been a growing level of excitement around Boston Celtics rookie forward Jayson Tatum in the months that have followed the 2017 NBA Draft. According to Jay King of MassLive.com, Tatum has already left a huge impression on former All-Star big man Al Horford to voice some huge praise toward the 19-year-old ahead of […]

The Boston Celtics are reportedly leaning toward starting big man Al Horford, the lone remaining starter in the rotation, at the center spot, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. Horford, who signed with the Celtics in the offseason of 2016, has mainly played at his natural power forward spot as a stretch-four with a well-rounded post […]

Boston Celtics big man Al Horford isn’t about to just forget the times he’s shared on the parquetted floor of TD Garden with former teammates Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder, who were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers last Tuesday. Horford put up an appreciation post on his Instagram account, expressing his gratitude for Thomas and […]

Earlier this month, the Boston Celtics were able to lure away All-Star forward Gordon Hayward in free agency from the Utah Jazz. According to Graham Couch of Lansing State Journal, former All-Star center Al Horford played a part in the pitch to convincing Hayward to join the fray. “I think with him it was about […]

Back in 2014-15 season, the Atlanta Hawks turned a lot of heads by winning 60 games, and making it all the way to the conference finals. Although they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers, they still established themselves as a legitimate contender in the East. However, they were not able to follow up on the […]

Some Boston Celtics players are already on a mission to lure Gordon Hayward this summer. After seeing his teammate, Isaiah Thomas, follow the Utah Jazz forward on Instagram, Al Horford followed suit to send a message that they are going all in for him to bring his talents to Bean Town. As others have noted, the games have […]

In their first season together with the Boston Celtics, Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford have developed a strong bond on and off the court. Thomas put that on full display after he poked fun at Horford by making his son imitate the former All-Star big man’s flinching at the ball’s bounce after a free throw […]

Even though they managed to steal one game on a buzzer-beater, the Boston Celtics looked massively overwhelmed by the power of the Eastern Conference powerhouse, the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, it can be said that their effort was held back by injuries. Their best player, Isaiah Thomas, was hurt and only played the first game and the […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off the heels of an impressive comeback win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers where they completely erased a 21-point deficit. Much of this came with LeBron James struggling to string together a productive performance totaling just 11 points on 4-for-13 shooting from the […]

Some experts said the Eastern Conference Finals were over after a convincing Cleveland Cavaliers road win on Game 1, while some others called it done after a 44-point massacre of the Boston Celtics in Game 2 and an injury to their best player, Isaiah Thomas. But Al Horford wasn’t ready to give up hope despite […]

The Boston Celtics earlier this week had the huge fortune of landing the No.1 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, which has put them in the position to take one of the top players in this year’s draft class. However, recently retired NBA player and former longtime Celtic, Paul Pierce, stated on Wednesday during […]

Even with the Boston Celtics having a very strong start to Game 5 of their second round playoff series against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, their players were still nit picking their performance in the first 24 minutes of action. They wanted the win so bad that some of them called out each other […]

The constant back-and-forth between big men Al Horford and Markieff Morris has been one of the lead characteristics of a very heated rivalry in the Eastern Conference semifinals. But the Boston Celtics center isn’t the least bit interested in displaying any of his toughness outside of the court, shutting out any talk about hard feelings […]

Since his arrival in Boston, Al Horford has given the Celtics a strong presence inside the paint to go along with decent rebounding, which they badly needed. However, he has still been receiving a lot of criticisms despite his consistent play throughout the season. The team’s General Manager and President of Basketball Operations, Danny Ainge, says […]

Leading up to Game 2 between the Wizards and Celtics, Markieff Morris made it quite clear that he was going to confront Al Horford. Morris was a bit perturbed with Horford because he believed that the Celtics big man may have tried to injury him on purpose in Game 1. The Wizards big man turned his […]

The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards have had a very heated regular season series, and they’ve amped it up in the postseason with a couple of hard fouls and heated exchanges. In Game 1 on Sunday afternoon, Celtics’ guard Isaiah Thomas had a tooth knocked out due to an incidental elbow and Wizards’ forward Markieff […]

Things got testy between the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics in the first quarter of Game 2 on Tuesday. While battling for a rebound, Wizards big man Markieff Morris shoved his Celtics counterpart, Al Horford, to the ground, pushing the Boston center into a row of photographers sitting on the baseline. Markieff Morris got reacquainted […]

Following an unfortunate injury to Markieff Morris in the second quarter of Game 1 against the Boston Celtics, center Marcin Gortat was forced to get his hands even dirtier in the low block, banging and bumping against big Al Horford in hopes of maintaining a lead that slowly started to evaporate. While Gortat put up […]

After hurting his ankle in Game 1 of their second round series against the Boston Celtics on Sunday, Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris says Al Horford may have undercut him on purpose to try and injure him. The 27-year-old Kansas product made the bold claim via A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE. Morris then gave an update on his […]

When the Boston Celtics went after Al Horford during last year’s free agency, they thought of him as their center for the future who could be the inside presence and rebounder they have always wanted. Although he has been doing a decent job in his first season in Beantown, his teammate noticed that he has […]

After two games in their first round series against the Chicago Bulls, the Boston Celtics have not looked like a celebrated number one seed. The urgency level inside the Celtics’ locker room probably hasn’t peaked this much with the thought of all their hard work from training camp up to this point, being threatened to […]

Down 0-2 in their first-round series against the Chicago Bulls, the Boston Celtics don’t resemble the team that earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls have taken the Celtics out of their game and Chicago just looks like a bad matchup for Boston. But the Celtics aren’t eliminated just yet and […]

When the Boston Celtics convinced then-prized free agent Al Horford to play for the team, most pundits viewed him as the legitimate post presence and shot blocker to compliment the explosive Isaiah Thomas. He was supposed to be the Celtics’ second star. But as the past months have taught everyone, Brad Stevens had other things […]

As the game as evolved, so has its big men. Al Horford has been one player, originally known for his back-to-the-basket game, that is now proving his valuable more so by being a threat to shoot from the outside. The Celtics center is hitting a modest 33.3 percent this season while increasing his attempts month […]

When the Boston Celtics signed Al Horford to a max contract last summer, they believed they already had the missing piece to their championship quest and that he would be their center of the future. However, even with a 20-14 record, the Bean Town team is still not thought to be contenders to dethrone the Cleveland […]

A high-scoring Christmas Day outing between New York and Boston didn’t exactly draw the best of the holiday spirit, as Knicks star Carmelo Anthony and Celtics center Al Horford had a heated exchange during the third quarter, forcing their respective teammates to come in and separate them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U6LbLgazSc Both players were assessed a technical foul after the […]

When free agency started last summer, Al Horford generated a lot of interest from various teams as one of the most highly touted players up for grabs. He may have ultimately decided to play for the Boston Celtics, but Horford recently revealed that he strongly considered the Oklahoma City Thunder as well. Not only was the […]

Earlier this season, Boston Celtics‘ center Al Horford suffered a concussion after hitting his head against a teammate during one of their practices. He was placed under the league’s concussion protocol and had to go through a number of tests with increasing difficulty before getting cleared to return to action. The 30-year-old Florida product eventually […]

During last summer’s free agency, one of the more coveted players was former Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford. He received a lot of interest from teams before eventually choosing to sign a four-year $113 million deal with the Boston Celtics. When his team visited the Houston Rockets on Monday night, Horford admitted that he really considered playing […]

Danny Ainge had a pretty simple plan. Once the Celtics championship roster began to age, he wanted to make a move to be competitive in the future. Stockpiling assets for a big score down the road was something he felt would work well in the end. After Beantown’s Big 3 era had dissipated, things have […]

After signing last summer with the Boston Celtics for four years, $113 million, many expected Al Horford to be the team’s focal point on offense. However, that has not been the case so far this season and he has been averaging the fewest points in five years. The team’s starting small forward, Jae Crowder, took […]

Boston Celtics’ center Al Horford had just returned last week from a nine-game absence after suffering a concussion, and on Monday night, he decided to skip their game against the Miami Heat to attend to his wife, who just gave birth to their daughter. His decision drew a lot of criticism from the media and […]

Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas is disgusted at the performance output from his team in the Friday night matchup against the Golden State Warriors. The Celtics were the first team to successfully win at Oracle Arena last season, and have formed sort of a rivalry with the west coast powerhouse. Jae Crowder recently made comments about […]

Welcome back, Al Horford. If his game-winning tip-in shot wasn’t enough, how about a block at the buzzer for good measure? That’s all Horford did in his return to the Celtics’ lineup after missing the last nine games. Horford’s tip came with a second left to give the Celtics a 94-92 lead over the Pistons. […]

The Golden State Warriors took on the Boston Celtics Friday night in Beantown which did not end so well for the home team. The Warriors had control of the game from beginning to end and finished it off with a 104-88 win. Fans at TD Garden booed Kevin Durant because he chose to be a […]

Boston Celtics center Al Horford will not play tonight against the Golden State Warriors, head coach Brad Stevens told reporters after the pre-game shootaround. The team will likely roll with Kelly Olynyk at center as they have been the past five games. “Al had by far his best day [Thursday]. He did some 3-on-3, some […]

Despite the noise of Jae Crowder‘s rancor for Kevin Durant‘s offseason choice, the gritty Boston Celtics forward has been ruled out for tonight’s game against the Golden State Warriors, according to Jeff Goodman of ESPN. The Celtics, who were the only NBA team to beat the Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers on their home court last […]

The Boston Celtics ‘offseason acquisition in Al Horford is still dealing with lingering effects of a concussion and is uncertain when he’ll play again. He was originally diagnosed with a concussion when he was inadvertently struck by a teammate during a practice on Oct. 31. The Florida product went on the team’s recent two-game road trip with hopes of returning to […]