“I feel very proud right now.”
Al Horford, the first player from the Dominican Republic to win an NBA Championship, brought the 🏆 to the National Palace & received the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella 🇩🇴 pic.twitter.com/Sh2aUXAnwJ
— NBA (@NBA) September 13, 2024
Horford left the Dominican Republic when he was 14 to pursue a basketball career and follow in the footsteps of his father, Tito Horford, who played three seasons in the NBA. He enjoyed loads of success in college at Florida where he helped lead the Gators to back-to-back NCAA titles, but an NBA Championship alluded the versatile big man for his first 16 seasons in the league.
Horford’s wait came to an end in June when he finally got to raise the Larry O’Brien Trophy after his 186th career playoff game — the most for any player before winning a title. He scored nine points and pulled down nine rebounds as the Celtics beat the Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, earning Boston its 18th championship.
The 38-year-old Horford will be back with the Celtics this season as Boston looks to become the first back-to-back champs in the NBA since the Golden State Warriors won in 2017 and 2018.
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