Al Horford sheds more light on why he left Boston Celtics for Golden State Warriors
"The way that I operate and have carried my career is through my faith," said Horford.
When Al Horford elected to leave the Boston Celtics in the 2025 NBA offseason, there were few grumbles from the fanbase given the sort of summer the Celtics were having. The team made it clear that reducing payroll to escape second apron penalties in a season star forward Jayson Tatum was not expected to play much, if at all. Along with Horford, Luke Kornet decamped, signing with the San Antonio Spurs.
Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis were dealt to the Portland Trail Blazers and Atlanta Hawks, respectively. The consensus seemed to be that Boston would take a step back, and the Florida alum made a decision to sign with the Dubs in that context, but never really explained why he made the move to Celtics fans. Since, Horford has made a few comments that have done little to clarify the reasoning for that exit, but in his end-of-season interview this week, the Dominican big man spoke some more on why he left Boston.
"That’s a question that kind of stayed out there, open-ended," said Horford via MassLive's Brian Robb. "What I meant by that was a lot of times, when people are making decisions, there are also things you see and the things that make sense for the human eye (... ).
" "The way that I operate and have carried my career is through my faith," he added. "When I went to Boston 10 years ago, Boston wasn’t what it was now. They were in the middle, they just lost to the (Atlanta) Hawks and I was on the Hawks and we beat them.