AL HORFORD RUMORS & GOSSIP

Horford leads Hawks over Celtics in first start

ATLANTA Al Horford wasn't feeling any pain. Maybe it was the adrenaline. Or possibly he was numb. Most likely he was still in shock. Some how, some way, the young Atlanta Hawks center shrugged off the rustiness and steadied his legs and found the breath to grind and battle the Boston Celtics for 41 minutes. And the Hawks needed all of Horford's seconds and every one of...
Via Fox Sports South  |  23 days ago
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Horford doubtful vs. Celtics in Game 5

The Atlanta Hawks are down 3-1 to the Boston Celtics and will face possible elimination tonight as this series resumes in Atlanta. However, if the Hawks are going to stave off elimination, they might have to do it without the services of center Al Horford. Despite being one of the few members of the Hawks to actually show up in Game 3, Horford is says he is unsure if he will playâ...
Via Crossover Chronicles  |  23 days ago
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Hawks lack of aggression will not stand, man

Intensity and aggressiveness not having those two qualities in the sufficient amount were what spelled a dispiriting 101-79 loss for the Hawks in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series with Boston on Sunday, according to two-time All-Star center Al Horford. After tearing a pectoral muscle in January, Horford made his return to the court for the first time in four...
Via Fox Sports South  |  24 days ago
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Al Horford unsure about Game 5 status after surprise postseason debut

Al Horford made a surprise appearance in Game 4, but wasn’t sure if he would be healthy enough to play again in Game 5.“We’ll see how I feel tomorrow,” he said. “Either way I’m going to be supporting the team. If I can play I will. If not, then I’ll be there to support them like I have all year.”Horford’s Game 4 stat line of 12...
Via Celtics Town  |  24 days ago
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Atlanta Hawks Al Horford Will Miss First Round Of NBA Playoffs

The Atlanta Hawks suffer an even bigger blow to their possible championship hopes this season as the Associated Press is reporting that center Al Horford is slated to miss the entire first round of the NBA Playoffs. Horford had surgery this season to repair a torn left pectoral muscle. There was much debate on whether or not Horford will be able to go at all for the first round and...
Via Rant Sports  |  April 25, 2012
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Hawks' Al Horford out for first round

Hawks center Al Horford says he's definitely out for the first-round playoff series against Boston. Horford has missed most of the season recovering from surgery to repair a torn left pectoral muscle. After practicing four-on-four earlier in the week, Horford was optimistic about returning to face the Celtics. But he conceded that his left arm just isn't strong enough to...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 25, 2012
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Hawks to get boost with Al Horford return

Marc Spears Al Horford changes mind telling Yahoo! he will return to action in limited fashion 4/26 vs DAL after doc meeting. The Hawks forward-center told Y! Sports in the morning he didn't expect to return from the postseason due to pectoral injury suffered earlier this season. But doctor told him some pectoral weakness is normal and not to be fearful of it, which led Horford...
Via Celtics Life  |  April 23, 2012
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Hawks feel Horford's absence against Heat

ATLANTA -- Al Horford led his teammates into the locker room Sunday night, dressed in formalwear, his left arm strapped in a sling, those long strides leading the team farther away from an ugly home loss. That sling was expected to be a doomsday scenario for the Atlanta Hawks, who did not come into the season stocked with frontcourt depth. When Horford hit the deck against the Indiana...
Via Fox Sports South  |  February 13, 2012
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Hawks surprised over losing All-Star Horford

If there were one player that the Hawks couldn't afford to lose, it was probably Al Horford, Atlanta's two-time All-Star center. So the news that Horford is out with a shoulder injury for three to four months effectively the remainder of the regular season is downright crushing news. It's unexpected news, too. "I'm still surprised," said Horford. "...
Via Fox Sports South  |  January 12, 2012
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