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How Al Horford Gets it Done

COVER STORY

Faith & Work

BROADCAST REPORTER AND DIGITAL EDITOR

L HORFORD gets the job done.

It’s his tenacious yet heady defense, his impeccable playmaking from the five spot and poise in crunch time. That jab-step baseline jumper is money. He makes nearly 60 percent of his hook shots after bullying lighter bigs in the post and is a devastating pick-and-pop threat from behind the 3-point line. There are two reasons why Horford is one of the best of the world’s best: faith and work.

Growing up in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Horford relied on faith to pursue his dreams.