Gator Great Al Horford Earns NBA Championship

Florida males’s basketball nice Al Horford earned an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics on Monday, offering one more spotlight to his 17-year NBA profession that features 5 All-Star alternatives. Beginning all 5 video games of the collection, Horford averaged 7.0 factors and 6.2 rebounds within the NBA Finals, together with 9 factors and 9 boards in Monday’s clincher.
 
The tenth Florida alum to say an NBA title as a participant, Horford additionally joins Corey Brewer and Marreese Speights as Gators to win each an NCAA championship at UF and an NBA title.
 
Horford, an All-American and two-time All-SEC performer for the Orange and Blue, helped lead the Gators to back-to-back nationwide championships in 2006 and 2007 earlier than embarking on his NBA profession that has seen him rating greater than 16,000 factors in common season and playoff motion.
 
Thrice, Horford’s NBA title hopes ended within the Jap Convention Finals by the hands of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers – 2015 with Atlanta, 2017 and 2018 with Boston. After stints in Philadelphia and Oklahoma Metropolis, Horford returned to the Celtics and broke via the Jap Convention Finals to make his first NBA Finals look in 2022, although Boston got here up brief towards Golden State.
 
After a Recreation 7 loss within the 2023 Jap Convention Finals, Boston bounced again this season for a dominant 2024 run to the championship, posting a 16-3 document within the playoffs with a sweep within the Jap Convention Finals vs. Indiana and an NBA Finals win in 5 video games towards Dallas to say the championship.
 
Gators to Win NBA Championships

Vernon Maxwell	1994, 1995	Houston Rockets
Udonis Haslem	2006, 2012, 2013	Miami Warmth
Jason Williams	2006	Miami Warmth
Matt Bonner	2007, 2014	San Antonio Spurs
Corey Brewer	2011	Dallas Mavericks
Mike Miller	2012, 2013	Miami Warmth
David Lee	2015	Golden State Warriors
Marreese Speights	2015	Golden State Warriors
Chris Chiozza	2022	Golden State Warriors
Al Horford	2024	Boston Celtics

 
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