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30 NBA players who also had kids play in the league

By Larry Hammonds

CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Allie LaForce interviews Seth Curry and Stephen CUrry during the 2019 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) Allie LaForce interviews Seth Curry and Stephen CUrry during the 2019 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) /
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Al Horford
Al Horford (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

NBA players who also had kids play in the league: Tito Horford/Al Horford

Alfredo “Tito” Horford became the first Dominican-born player to play in the NBA when the Milwaukee Bucks drafted him in the second round of the 1988 NBA Draft. He would play two seasons in a minimal role with the Bucks before playing overseas for the next three years. He would return to the NBA in 1993 for a brief three-game stint with the Washington Bullets before tossing his sneakers on the wire.

His son Al Horford has experienced a much more fruitful basketball career. He played collegiate basketball with the Florida Gators and won back-to-back NCAA championships in the mid-2000s sharing the frontcourt with future NBA All-Star Joakim Noah.

One of the best two-way players in the league during his prime years, Horford was a versatile defender with a lethal mid-range shot and was a great playmaker for a guy his size. Despite being listed at just 6’9″, he played primarily at the center position for most of his career.

Horford overcame two significant injuries, tearing his left pectoral muscle in Jan. 2012 and his right pectoral muscle in Dec. 2013. He is a five-time All-Star, a member of the 2011 All-NBA third-team, and a member of the 2017 All-Defensive Second-team.

As his athleticism began to wane and the NBA game became more three-point oriented, Horford developed a perimeter game to keep up with the times. Since the 2015-16 season, he’s shooting 36.7 percent on three-pointers, on 3.5 attempts per game.

Horford’s never won an NBA title, but he’s been to the playoffs every season of his career and made it as far as the Eastern Conference Finals three-times but lost to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers all three times. He currently plays for the OKC Thunder and is set to miss the playoffs for the first time in his career.