So, a few people down in the general vicinity of Washington, DC, are bent on furthering this narrative that Al Horford is a cheap-shot artist who deliberately undercut Markieff Morris, either with the specific intent to injure, or with a reckless disregard for Markieff’s safety.
As much as I’d like to say Al Horford is completely innocent in this, and did nothing wrong whatsoever, he was quite fairly called for a foul on this play.
But before we get out the pitchforks and torches, let’s take a frame-by-frame look at what happened.
| Al Horford recognizes a blown assignment and rushes to close out. |