{"id":11026,"date":"2017-11-08T14:35:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T19:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=11026"},"modified":"2017-11-08T14:35:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T19:35:01","slug":"al-horford-out-indefinitely-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/11\/08\/al-horford-out-indefinitely-concussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Horford Out Indefinitely With Concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/horfoal01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Horford<\/a><\/strong> has been diagnosed with a concussion, and has since entered the NBA&#8217;s concussion protocol.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Al Horford Out Indefinitely With Concussion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Horford first showed concussion symptoms early this morning. The event that is believed to have caused the concussion was from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/BOS\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celtics<\/a> game against the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/ATL\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Atlanta Hawks<\/a>, where <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bazemke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kent Bazemore<\/a><\/strong> unintentionally struck Horford in the head while attempting to block a shot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s the play Horford suffered a concussion on. Was very surprised it wasn&#39;t reviewed for a flagrant during game given contact to head. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pzAr1Jkr8f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/pzAr1Jkr8f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianTRobb\/status\/928327673696399361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is worrying to Celtics fans, as this is not Horford&#8217;s first concussion. He suffered one last year, which put him out for nine games of the season. Without the big man, the Celtics went 5-4. This year, with the help from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/baynear01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aron Baynes<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/morrima03.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Morris<\/a><\/strong>, hopefully it won&#8217;t be as big of a downfall.<\/p>\n<p>With the Celtics on a 9 game win streak, this is not the ideal time for another injury, as they are already missing<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/haywago01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Gordon Hayward<\/a><\/strong>. Hopefully, Horford recovers fast, as he is the centerpiece of both Boston&#8217;s offense and defense.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/LAL\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lakers<\/a> will be the true test of how the Celtics will do without Horford, as there is no timetable yet for his return.<\/p>\n<p>For more up to date information on the situation, make sure to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lastwordceltics\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lastwordceltics <\/a>on twitter!<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"tw-3woAVQqZtE20JsKBR8w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/674632660\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'tw-3woAVQqZtE20JsKBR8w',sig:'AOD47h9l6aHoWYXQb7HPyyj7cUbTFZWn1psLKrXT8Z4=',w:'594px',h:'443px',items:'674632660',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking: Al Horford out indefinitely with a concussion. 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