EIGHT DAYS BEFORE Al Horford signed with the Golden State Warriors, their soon-to-be veteran center found himself at a San Diego dinner with a group of men he'd only ever viewed as adversaries.
Horford calls his approach "old-school" in the modern NBA. He doesn't "fraternize" with opponents.
"If you're my teammate, I'm with you and I have your back and I'm all about you," Horford told ESPN. "But all this hugging and half court at the end of the game and all this friendship. No."
The dinner was casual. Camp was a week away.