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The current free agency of one Warriors player seems to be what's preventing Golden State from signing Al Horford.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA 2K26 headliner, the cover guy, the MVP highlighted as the face of the sport. But there's a player on the cover of the game twice, and it's not SGA. Social media sleuths quickly deduced that Celtics center Al Horford appears to have been used for two of the background images around Gilgeous-Alexander.

If Horford does decide to play, the Golden State Warriors are the favorites to land him, according to long-time NBA insider Marc Stein. The Los Angeles Lakers were also in the running for Horford, but signing centers Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes earlier this summer likely takes them out of the running.

Horford, who has played seven of his 18 NBA seasons in Boston over two different stints, is coming off a 2024-25 season that where he averaged 9.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per night, while shooting 42.3 percent (36.3 percent from deep), in 60 games for the Celtics.

According to Marc Grandi, the Warriors have a handshake deal with Al Horford to join the roster, and a decision on Jonathan Kuminga has put a hold on its progress.

Joe Mazzulla spoke on the disappointment that came with his first playoff series loss, blaming himself for letting Al Horford down.

The Boston Celtics have had a unique offseason, but there is a new wrinkle in the saga as president Brad Stevens claimed that he made free agency offers to two