2016 NBA All-Star Game: Al Horford to replace Chris Bosh on East roster, per report

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2016 NBA All-Star Game: Al Horford to replace Chris Bosh on East roster, per report

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By Kris Willis  @Kris_Willis on Feb 12, 2016, 4:08p +

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Al Horford is heading to the NBA All-Star Game after all.

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Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford is in route to Toronto and will be an injury replacement for Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh according to a report by Yahoo Sports' Adreian Wojnarowski.

 

Per the report, Bosh is withdrawing with an undisclosed injury. Horford will join teammate Paul Millsap on the East roster. The move has not been confirmed by the NBA or the Hawks as of yet.

More to come....

 

[HawkItus]

Damn, I did not want Horf there being recruited by other all-stars for FA.  

[lethalweapon3]

 

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

I know I really preferred rest for everybody, but we don't play well coming off rest periods anyway. Have fun, Al!

~lw3

[NBASupes]

Al is an All Star again! Well deserved. 

[lethalweapon3]

Wondering out loud: Has there ever been an All-Star player coached by one of his former teammates?

EDIT: already forgot about last season (Duncan/Kerr)

 

~lw3

[HawkItus]

I'm sure there has been.  I'm guessing Avery Johnson.

[HawkItus]

6 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

Wondering out loud: Has there ever been an All-Star player coached by one of his former teammates?

~lw3

Avery Johnson- Tim Duncan

[lethalweapon3]

28 minutes ago, HawkItus said:

Avery Johnson- Tim Duncan

In addition to Avery/Timmy and Kerr/Timmy, another good one was Byron/Kobe (2008).

EDIT: Back in the day: Riley/Kareem in the 80s, I presume? Still looking for an East player/coach pair.

EDIT x2: Found one! Former Celtic Chris Ford coached McHale and The Chief in 1991.

~lw3

[benhillboy]

 

25 minutes ago, HawkItus said:

Damn, I did not want Horf there being recruited by other all-stars for FA.  

I do.  Hope it drives his price up for the deadline as well.  I love Al, but I'm from the 80's Jack.  I just don't enjoy watching a starting center who's average shot is over 12 feet away from the hole.  I really want his value maximized, today.

Besides that, salute to Bawse.  Twitter/ Instagram tirade by Hassan Whiteside in 3...2....1...

[MaceCase]

I hear that Al has already picked out his entrance song for player intros.

 

[lethalweapon3]

What's his customized emoji gonna look like? I propose: "Hands Extended, Ball Flying Overhead" 

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

THIS IS CANADA, AL! SPEAK FRENCH!

~lw3

[Dnice]

LW, his emoji this late is a 15, kinda like Gasol's 16...Don't get why Durant just has his number alone.

 

or it could be..

 

Edited February 12, 2016 by Dnice

[lethalweapon3]

I do hope Whiteside, Monroe, Jo-Val, and Vooch don't mind much (fat chance in Hassan's case). Or at least that they're all on some remote Caribbean island by now.

~lw3

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1 hour ago, lethalweapon3 said:

 

~lw3

Somewhere in America (at an Applebee's), there's @kg01 out there pouring one* out for his native suburbia brethren: Smash Mouth.

*skinny girl margarita

[NekiEcko]

That should make teams give us more for trade request

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

I do hope Whiteside, Monroe, Jo-Val, and Vooch don't mind much (fat chance in Hassan's case). Or at least that they're all on some remote Caribbean island by now.

~lw3

Whiteside just dusted the sugar-boogar off his nose and looked up at the news on ESPN's scroll and let out a hearty, "Son of a B*TCH!!"

[ATLHawks3]

Congrats to Horford! Seriously hoped he isn't moved before sunday though.

[Watchman]

2 minutes ago, ATLHawks3 said:

Congrats to Horford! Seriously hoped he isn't moved before sunday though.

Not a chance.