The Golden State Warriors are set to regain Al Horford for their marquee Christmas Day game against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, with Steve Kerr stating the veteran center is likely to play after missing 10 of the past 11 outings due to sciatic irritation.
Horford will return to a Warrior lineup that's recorded back-to-back wins, leaving Kerr and the coaching staff with an obvious move to make with the 39-year-old as they bring him back into the fold and continue to manage him over the remainder of the season.
Al Horford must play more minutes as a power forward
The 5x All-Star was brought in to be the veteran stretch five Golden State desperately needed, yet his impact and production before this injury was underwhelming.