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Zach Klein: Breaking: per NBA league source #Hawks forward Al Horford "pretty much done for the year" w/ shoulder injury Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, Al Horford, Injuries 

Atlanta Hawks All-Star center Al Horford will miss at least three months with a shoulder injury, a major blow to a playoff contender in the Eastern Conference. Oklahoman

Atlanta Hawks, Al Horford, Injuries 

“It’s disappointing news,” Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. said. “Al is a big part of our success. Hopefully he will be back by the playoffs. The tough part is we have been playing hard and playing well. We will have to try to get through it. We’re a veteran team and we have to find a way.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Hawks, Al Horford, Injuries 

During an appearance Thursday on ESPN Radio with Linda Cohn and Adnan Virk, Hawks center Al Horford was asked about ESPN.com's report earlier this week that Atlanta engaged Orlando in Dwight Howard trade talks this month, as well as the notion that the Magic would surely want Horford as part of any swap if the talks ever go anywhere. "Wow," Horford said. "I guess I'm heading back to Florida. ... I don't know, that's interesting, I know that Dwight is from here, but as far as I know, this is the first I've heard of it. But it'll be interesting." ESPN.com

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Sources told ESPN.com that the aforementioned Hawks, meanwhile, engaged Orlando in trade talks for Howard earlier this month with an offer believed to be headlined by $124 million guard Joe Johnson and swingman Josh Smith. You have to figure that the Magic, though, would insist on Al Horford if such discussions ever got serious. ESPN.com

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The Dominican singer and former Miss Universe Amelia Vega is getting married Saturday to compatriot and NBA player Al Horford, according to online editions of local newspapers. The reports say that the civil ceremony will be held at the home of the artist’s uncle, the award-winning Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, and his wife Nora Vega. Latin American Herald Tribune

Atlanta Hawks, Al Horford, Amelia Vega 

Atlanta Hawks free-agent guard Jamal Crawford has received interest from Indiana, New Jersey, Portland, Phoenix, New Orleans and Chicago, a league source told Yahoo! Sports. Crawford also hasn’t ruled out returning to the Hawks. Veterans Joe Johnson and Al Horford have told management they’d like to see Crawford re-sign. Yahoo! Sports

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What have you done specifically to work on your post game? Derrick Rose: I've been working out in LA with Russ Westbrook and Kevin Love, and we even had Al Horford with us for a while. I talked to Kobe in the Philippines. He was telling me that to win championships, you have to have a guy who can work in the post. He also told me about certain spots on the floor where they can't double-team you. Top of the key, easy to double-team. On the sides, easy to double-team. But at the elbows, you can really pick a defense apart, because if they double-team you there, somebody is definitely going to be open for a layup or something. ESPN.com

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Unicaja likes Al Horford and his agent is waiting for an offer, he confirmed yesterday. Diario Sur

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Al Horford: In New York meeting with @TheNBPA about this new proposal. Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, CBA, Al Horford, Lockout, Billy Hunter, NBPA 

Unicaja's general manager Manolo Rubia admitted several NBA players have been offered to the team, including Dominican center Al Horford. Malaga Hoy

Atlanta Hawks, Al Horford, Lockout, Spain, Unicaja 

Al Horford: The Union player meeting went well today. We are staying strong! And asking for a fair deal. Twitter

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“We expect the league to stick to its guns,” Al Horford told SI.com in regard to Stern’s threat to pull the current offer. “But we need a few things to change in their proposal.” SI.com

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Al Horford: I'm going to be in New York (Tuesday) to see if this problem with the NBA gets solved. Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, CBA, Al Horford, David Stern, Lockout, Billy Hunter, NBPA 

Adrian Wojnarowski: NBA players on decertification call Thursday included Blake Griffin, Jason Kidd, Al Horford, Tyson Chandler and Deandre Jordan, sources say. Twitter

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A group of eight NBA players went to Hawaii last week and hefted real M16s in a simulated firefight, got up close with an array of makeshift bombs, heard the coordinates barked for a desert air raid and ran in a stuffy, dimly-lit gym or two with soldiers either just back from, or headed to, Afghanistan and Iraq. Along the way, they showed that, despite the NBA lockout, the league still cares. Or at least some of its players do. The eight players -- Derrick Rose, Al Horford, Brook and Robin Lopez, Tyreke Evans, JaVale McGee, Mike Miller and D.J. Augustin -- did all that as part of a four-day USO tour of Oahu, the first featuring current professional athletes. They met with, and performed for, military personnel at Hickam Air Force Base and the U.S. Army's Schofield Barracks. ESPN.com

Javale McGee, Mike Miller, DJ Augustin, Al Horford, Derrick Rose, Lockout, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Tyreke Evans, Hawaii 

"I don't think any one of us knew what we were getting into," Horford said. "I know I didn't. I just heard 'Hawaii' and said, 'Sign me up!' I couldn't have imagined the connection we'd make with all these troops, bonding with them just by talking about sports and family. Hanging out with the kids in the clinic was probably what I liked the most." The two clinics drew hundreds of kids, almost all of whom had never seen an NBA star in person, much less shook his hand and received a lesson in how to play the game. Then again, the instruction became secondary after the players realized these were kids who had not seen at least one of their parents in months and had no idea when or if they'd see them again. ESPN.com

Javale McGee, Mike Miller, DJ Augustin, Al Horford, Derrick Rose, Lockout, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Tyreke Evans, Hawaii 

"Let's be honest, when we came over here we didn't really know that much about the troops and what they go through, leaving their families, Skyping with their kids, risking their lives every day," Rose said. "We leave our families and we're on the road and we face a lot of pressure, but it's not even close to what they deal with. And they're our age or even younger. It's amazing to meet them and talk with them and it definitely makes you feel you shouldn't take anything for granted." The eight players didn't just make their obligatory appearances, either. Brook Lopez, the Nets center, went to lunch and toured Honolulu with a soldier who shared his affinity for comic books. He also donned a padded jacket for a firsthand taste, despite protests by advisers, of what it's like to be attacked by a trained military canine. (Memo to Nets GM Billy King: He's fine. Not even a scratch.) ESPN.com

Javale McGee, Mike Miller, DJ Augustin, Al Horford, Derrick Rose, Lockout, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Tyreke Evans, Hawaii 

With the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship right around the corner, John Calipari wants to make sure that his team is ready to face elite competition. Calipari is coaching the Dominican Republic national team and will call upon some familiar faces to prepare his squad for the tournament, which begins on August 30. On August 15, Calipari's two teams will collide at Rupp Arena, according to tweets from the head coach. Team Dominican Republic will face Team Kentucky, which will be made up of eight of the program's former stars. Calipari will coach the national team while Sam Bowie and Joe B. Hall will lead the Kentucky alum. Team Dominican Republic will include NBA players Al Horford, Charlie Villanueva and Francisco Garcia. Team Kentucky will include John Wall, Rajon Rondo, Tayshaun Prince, DeMarcus Cousins, Jodie Meeks, Nazr Mohammed, Eric Bledsoe and Keith Bogans. HoopsWorld

Charlie Villanueva, Al Horford, Francisco Garcia, John Calipari, Dominican Republic 

Al Horford: Check out Etan Thomas article on hoopshype.com "United we Stand" Twitter

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