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Al Horford On Why He Sometimes Flinches At The Ball

We’ve all witnessed it a couple of times and it has become a regular thing ever since – Al Horford flinching at the ball, or Al Horford being scared of the ball after a missed shot/free throw.

Celtics.com’s Taylor Snow went to the bottom of it and ask Horford himself about his ballphobia. Horford gave him following explanation:

“I just try to keep it loose sometimes for the guys. The game is so serious at times — and I take it very serious — but there are times that you put things in perspective. That’s something I’ve been doing for years. I kinda stopped doing it. The other night I was just messing around … I just started doing it. I don’t think I’ve done it very much this year. This might be the second or third time. A lot of the times I just try to get a laugh out of the guys, my teammates on the bench. That’s kinda what I go for. I’m sure people are curious. Now they know.”

 

Mystery solved! @Al_Horford reveals to me the reasoning behind his renowned rebound-flinching act. pic.twitter.com/Lu3BxhgjAW

— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) April 3, 2018