Look: Social Media Reacts to Former Atlanta Hawk Al Horford Winning His First NBA Title

Al Horford played his first nine seasons with the Atlanta Hawks

Jun 17, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) shoots against Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) in the second half during game five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports | David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Al Horford is officially an NBA Champion.

Al Horford, who spent his first nine seasons of his NBA career in Atlanta, won his first NBA title tonight with the Boston Celtics. This is Horford's sixth season with the Celtics and he has been a vital part of one of the most dominant teams in NBA history. Horford was filling in for the injured Kristaps Porzingis and finished tonight with nine points and nine rebounds. He shot 2-3 from three.

Horford was arguably the best player in one of the most consistent eras in Hawks history. During all nine seasons that Horford played with the Hawks, Atlanta made the playoffs every season and in the 2014-2015 season, Horford helped get the Hawks to 60 wins and their first-ever Eastern Conference Finals Appearance. He was a four-time All-Star with the Hawks and he made All-NBA Third team in the 2010-2011 season.

Social media reacted accordingly to Horford finally getting a title after all these years:

"He's waited 17 years for his NBA championship."

Al Horford checks out of Game 5 💚 pic.twitter.com/LzHR0xBkQN

— NBA (@NBA) June 18, 2024

BIG AL IS AN NBA CHAMPION 🇩🇴

Al Horford is the first Dominican player in NBA history to win a title! pic.twitter.com/pV3nw0JPM5

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 18, 2024

Love that Al Horford gets to win an NBA title. Has been one of the steadiest players who impacts winning basketball teams for nearly two decades and he finally gets to hit the summit and be a champion. As a starter on a team that went 16-3 in the playoffs, too. That rocks.

— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) June 18, 2024

Legitimately happy for Al Horford. He deserves this moment.

— nick wright (@getnickwright) June 18, 2024

Al Horford updated resume:

🟩 5x All-Star
🟩 All-NBA Third Team (2011)
🟩 All-Defensive Second Team (2018)
🟩 NBA All-Rookie First Team
🟩 2x NCAA Champion

Now an NBA Champion 🏆 pic.twitter.com/nyUIVsLiZO

— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews) June 18, 2024

After 17 seasons, Al Horford is finally an NBA champion 🏆

More on his career ⤵️https://t.co/deayjjCRHC pic.twitter.com/s0wLYa79aX

— The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) June 18, 2024

worried that this Al Horford moment is the closest Hawks fans will come to seeing a championship

— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) June 18, 2024