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Miami Heat Will Have To Deal With Al Horford In Boston For Another Two Years

Horford signs two-year deal to remain with Celtics
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Miami Heat Will Have To Deal With Al Horford In Boston For Another Two Years
Miami Heat Will Have To Deal With Al Horford In Boston For Another Two Years

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The Miami Heat have seen a lot of Boston Celtics forward Al Horford over the years. 

On Thursday, they learned they will get to face Horford for at least two more seasons. According to ESPN, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Celtics. 

In Wednesday's victory against the Heat, Horford had six points, six rebounds and five assists. He has faced Miami 50 times in his career, averaging 12 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists. 

Even at 36, Horford remains an effective player. He is averaging 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds this season. He is the oldest player on the Celtics roster, making him more of an asset than the Heat's elder statesman (Udonis Haslem). 

While Haslem rarely plays meaningful minutes, he did log nine minutes against the Celtics Wednesday because of an injury to rookie Nikola Jovic. He had one rebound and one steal. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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