Al Horford Calls Out Reporter Ahead of Celtics-Sixers Game 3 [Video]

Veteran big man Al Horford has been a force to be reckoned with for the Boston Celtics throughout the 2022-23 campaign and put forth one of the most efficient scoring campaigns of his career during the regular season. However, eight games into the playoffs, his shooting stroke has seemingly fallen off quite a bit.

When asked what has been the biggest reason for his lacking conversion rate, Horford seemed confident in his ability to work through the shooting rut, noting that “even throughout the season I went through ups and downs” and that it’s “just a part of it when you’re an elite shooter.”

This latter comment drew laughs from a reporter in attendance, to which the big man jokingly clapped back by questioning their reasoning behind the response.

“You’re laughing? You don’t think I’m an elite shooter,” Al Horford jokingly asked. “My numbers don’t support it? You know, we go through walls so [I’m] just staying …