Longtime NBA forward Robert Horry is going right back at Internet trolls after congratulating Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady for winning his seventh championship.
Horry tweeted out a picture, originally from NBA Memes, welcoming Brady to the “7 Chip Club.”
Congratulations @TomBrady Welcome to the 7 Chip Club pic.twitter.com/FIAyjSW5hI
— Robert Horry (@RKHorry) February 8, 2021
Some respondents used the tweet as an excuse to say Robert Horry was in something of a sidecar situation playing on teams that included Hall of Famers like Hakeem Olajuwon, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O'Neal.
Horry is sick of the casuals chiming in with their two cents. He told Melissa Rohlin of FOX Sports people outside of the inner-league circle cannot comprehend how important role players are to any team:
“A part of you gets mad because I don't think people outside the NBA family — and when I say ‘NBA' I'm saying coaches and players — they don't really respect what I did and they don't really understand what I did and what I was able to accomplish,” Horry said, via Rohlin. “It's always, ‘Oh he was a part. Oh, he was a part.' Yeah, I was a part, but I was a significant part.
“You can't have Kool-Aid without sugar, and I was the sugar to most of that stuff.”
Suggesting Horry was only a sidekick is not only a misrepresentation but also neglects his impact on the game.
Robert Horry was one of the first real stretch-4s in the game, especially during his Houston Rockets years. He was also a tremendous defensive asset who lurked in the passing lanes and used his athleticism to swat shots as a help-side defender.
Of course, Horry also became known as “Big Shot Bob” for his clutch shot-making through the years. The Los Angeles Lakers almost certainly lose the 2002 Western Conference Finals if not for his game-winning dagger in Game 4. Horry later scored 21 points and hit the game-winner in Game 5 (the series was tied at two games apiece) of the 2005 NBA Finals as a member of the San Antonio Spurs.
Robert Horry just wants the casual sports fan to put some more respect on his name. Is that too much to ask?
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