Al Horford appeared to be the perfect fit for the Warriors, but his recent shooting struggles have raised some eyebrows.
Horford went scoreless in Golden State’s loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, shooting 0-for-8 from the field and missing all of his seven 3-point attempts.
Still, Warriors coach Steve Kerr isn’t worried about the veteran center’s early slump.
“Zero concern,” Kerr said Thursday on 95.7 The Game’s “Willard & Dibs.” “Because what I’m watching is the way he’s moving. I said this after the game and I’m sure people laughed, but it was real. It was honest. I thought he played a really good game [Wednesday] night, the ball just didn’t go in. All of his shots looked good, I thought every single one of them was going, and none of them went. So he’s at one of those stages right now, and it happens in every sport. A baseball player who, the ball, it’s coming off his bat hard, but it’s going right to people.
“Nothing is going Al’s way right now. It doesn’t shock me because it is really hard to go to a new team. But I’m watching the way he’s moving, his decision-making, how smart this guy is. He’s going to be just fine. I wouldn’t worry about Al.”
Horford is 1 of 16 from beyond the arc over his last four games, and 5 of 24 (20.8 percent) on the season.
Over the course of his nearly two-decade career, Horford has shot 50.9 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from distance as he established himself as one of the best shooting bigs in the game.
That is why Kerr won’t hit the panic button just yet, as he is certain Horford will find a rhythm with time.
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