Look: Social Media Reacts to Former Atlanta Hawk Al Horford Winning His First NBA Title
![Jun 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) shoots against Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) in the second half during game five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports Jun 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) shoots against Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) in the second half during game five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4774,h_2685,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/all_hawks/01j0mnk4z3kp09drx12w.jpg)
Al Horford is officially an NBA Champion.
Al Horford, who spent his first nine seasons of his NBA career in Atlanta, won his first NBA title tonight with the Boston Celtics. This is Horford's sixth season with the Celtics and he has been a vital part of one of the most dominant teams in NBA history. Horford was filling in for the injured Kristaps Porzingis and finished tonight with nine points and nine rebounds. He shot 2-3 from three.
Horford was arguably the best player in one of the most consistent eras in Hawks history. During all nine seasons that Horford played with the Hawks, Atlanta made the playoffs every season and in the 2014-2015 season, Horford helped get the Hawks to 60 wins and their first-ever Eastern Conference Finals Appearance. He was a four-time All-Star with the Hawks and he made All-NBA Third team in the 2010-2011 season.
Social media reacted accordingly to Horford finally getting a title after all these years:
"He's waited 17 years for his NBA championship."
โ NBA (@NBA) June 18, 2024
Al Horford checks out of Game 5 ๐ pic.twitter.com/LzHR0xBkQN
BIG AL IS AN NBA CHAMPION ๐ฉ๐ด
โ NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 18, 2024
Al Horford is the first Dominican player in NBA history to win a title! pic.twitter.com/pV3nw0JPM5
Love that Al Horford gets to win an NBA title. Has been one of the steadiest players who impacts winning basketball teams for nearly two decades and he finally gets to hit the summit and be a champion. As a starter on a team that went 16-3 in the playoffs, too. That rocks.
โ Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) June 18, 2024
Legitimately happy for Al Horford. He deserves this moment.
โ nick wright (@getnickwright) June 18, 2024
Al Horford updated resume:
โ BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews) June 18, 2024
๐ฉ 5x All-Star
๐ฉ All-NBA Third Team (2011)
๐ฉ All-Defensive Second Team (2018)
๐ฉ NBA All-Rookie First Team
๐ฉ 2x NCAA Champion
Now an NBA Champion ๐ pic.twitter.com/nyUIVsLiZO
After 17 seasons, Al Horford is finally an NBA champion ๐
โ The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) June 18, 2024
More on his career โคต๏ธhttps://t.co/deayjjCRHC pic.twitter.com/s0wLYa79aX
worried that this Al Horford moment is the closest Hawks fans will come to seeing a championship
โ John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) June 18, 2024