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Al Horford

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Born
1986 (37 years old)

Birth Place

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Position
Center

Status
Active

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Team Number
42

Height
206 cm

Weight
111 kg

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Team
Boston Celtics

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Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso (born June 3, 1986) is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Big Al", Horford is a five-time NBA All-Star and is the highest paid Latin American basketball player.

He played college basketball for the Florida Gators and was the starting center on their back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships teams in 2006 and 2007. He was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, a team he played nine seasons with before signing with the Celtics as a free agent in the 2016 off-season. After playing three seasons with the Celtics, he signed with the 76ers in the 2019 off-season and played a season with the team before being traded in the 2020 off-season to the Thunder. Prior to the 2021 season, Horford was traded to the Celtics, with whom he reached the NBA finals.

Horford has been a member of the Dominican Republic national basketball team since 2008. In 2011, he won a bronze medal at the FIBA Americas Championship, and earned All-Tournament Team honors.

Horford's father, Tito Horford, also played basketball. Tito, whose father was a Bahamian immigrant, was recruited by Marian Christian High School in Houston and attended Louisiana State and Miami before being drafted in the second round of the 1988 NBA draft. He played three years in the NBA and several more overseas. His uncle, Kelly Horford, played at Florida Atlantic University in the early 1990s, while his brother, Jon Horford, played at Michigan and Florida. He also has two sisters and three younger brothers.

Horford married 2003 Miss Universe Amelia Vega in Santo Domingo on December 24, 2011. As of December 2022 Horford and Vega have 5 children together. Horford is a member of the Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International.

Career Honours

NBA All Star 2018 Boston Celtics	NBA All Star 2016 Atlanta Hawks	NBA All Star 2015 Atlanta Hawks	NBA All Star 2011 Atlanta Hawks
NBA All Star 2010 Atlanta Hawks	NCAA Basketball 2007 Florida	NCAA Basketball 2006 Florida