Thursday night presented a challenging matchup for the Celtics in the Philadelphia 76ers, but the Eastern Conference battle will be missing a major piece.
Al Horford won’t play in his return to Boston due to a hip injury, and it sounds like the veteran center was looking forward to hitting the parquet.
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“I’m definitely disappointed,” Horford told reporters before the game, per The Boston Globe’s Nicole Yang.
Al Horford says he won’t play tonight in his return to TD Garden: “I’m definitely disappointed.”
— Nicole Yang (@nicolecyang) December 13, 2019
As for the crowd’s reaction, Horford isn’t sure, but he knows his feelings towards them remain positive.
“I’m not really sure,” Horford said with a laugh, per NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsberg. “I’m not really sure but, regardless, I got no hard feelings here. It’s all love.”
Horford is averaging 13.8 points and 6.8 rebounds on 48 percent shooting through 23 games this season.
