Al Horford is 38 years of age, so some have questioned how long he will keep playing in the NBA, and he and his sister have addressed the topic.
In his 17th season in the league, Horford won a championship with the Celtics.
Now that he finally won a chip, people are wondering if he will ride off into the sunset.
But it doesn’t appear that way.
Horford’s sister, Anna Horford, has spoken out about the retirement rumors surrounding her brother.
“Rumors about Al retiring were always weird,” she said on X. “It’d be one thing if he were a minimal bench player… He started the majority of the playoffs (and) was crucial to the (Celtics’) success.”
The Celtics center addressed the rumors himself on Sunday and laughed at the people who thought he wasn’t coming back.
“I don’t know how that started, to be honest. I’m coming back,” he said. “That’s the plan. We already talked about the offseason.”
He added, “I’ll start training in a couple of weeks again and kind of get it going.”
Horford was also asked if he knows how long he wants to keep playing in the NBA.
“Not really. I feel good, I want to keep it going and I know that I have to be cautious with how I approach the season and how I go throughout the season,” he said. “But I feel like we did a really good job, our Celtics medical group did a really good job managing me this season.”
Horford is signed with the Celtics through the next season on a $9.5 million salary.
He was instrumental in the Finals for Boston, especially in the absence of the team’s regular center, Kristaps Porzingis.
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