After telling Yahoo! Sports that it was unrealistic for him to be back for the playoffs, Hawks center Al Horford told the site that he will play limited minutes—about 15 minutes per game—beginning with Atlanta’s final regular-season game, Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks.
A doctor told Horford, who’s been out since Jan. 11 with a torn pectoral, that the weakness in the muscle he’s feeling is normal.
Horford told Yahoo! that the doctor who performed surgery on him, Xavier Duralde, “gave me the OK. I'm feeling pretty good about it now. He just said, 'You're going to be limited. That's all. You can go out there and play limited time.' That's kind of why I'm back in there. ... "
The Hawks will play the Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
"It remains to be seen what I can bring," Horford added. "But I hope to bring some scoring. They can't expect a lot from me defensively because it's been a while since I've even played. That's one of the things that will hold me back, but scoring I can help. And also with presence with the team in general.”
Horford also said he expects to play for his native Dominican Republic at the FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament from July 2-8 in Venezuela, Spears reports.
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