Hawks Fans Are Bashing Al Horford, So His Sister is Defending Him on Twitter

Al Horford spent the first nine years of his career with the Atlanta Hawks. He was an exemplary citizen. A 4-time All-Star. He probably goes on the short list of greatest players in franchise history – Dominique Wilkins is unquestionably 1st – and perhaps as high as 2nd, though he doesn’t have the stats to back up that claim. Horford, despite being a cornerstone with the franchise for nine years, isn’t top five in any Hawks career stat.

Bob Pettit was fantastic … when the franchise was in St. Louis. Dikembe Mutombo and Pete Maravich didn’t spend five years in Atlanta. So Horford’s probably closer to 5th than 2nd.

At any rate, Hawks fans are pissed at Horford for leaving for the Celtics. That’s what fans do these days. They should see Jerry Seinfeld’s riff on delusional sports fans:

But in Atlanta they’re not level-headed – hey, decades of futility isn’t easy to stomach – so they’re acting irrationally on twitter, and here’s how Al Horford’s sister responded to them:

I have no dog in this fight. But I don’t understand why Al Horford couldn’t decide to leave a job he worked at for nine years. The Celtics offered him $113 million over four years. Atlanta wasn’t going there. How are Hawks fans going to tell Horford – this was his last hefty contract, as he just turned 30 – that he should taken have taken eight figures less to stay in Atlanta?

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