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Today in Celtics history: Al Horford, Ramón Rivas born

Today, June 3rd 2017 is Boston Celtics' big man Al Horford's 31st birthday.

Al was born in 1986 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic to Arelis Reynoso and Tito Horford, the first NBA player from the Dominican Republic, and would play his college ball with the University of Florida, where he would win back-to-back NCAA championships. He would later be drafted third overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, where he stayed for nine seasons before joining the Celts this last season, averaging 14 points, 6.