With Warriors sharpshooter Steph Curry sidelined against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, someone else had to step up from deep.Enter Splash Uncle.Golden State big man Al Horford, in his age-39 season, dropped five 3-pointers in a scorching-hot first half, becoming the oldest center in NBA history to do so in a single half, per Polymarket Hoops. Al Horford becomes the oldest center in NBA history to hit 5 threes in a single half. pic.twitter.com/7Luj0axMiu — Polymarket Hoops (@PolymarketHoops) February 22, 2026 Across the first two frames at Chase Center, Horford scored 17 points in 14 minutes on 6-of-8 shooting from the field, including 5 of 6 from behind the arc. The 17 first-half points surpassed Horford’s previous season-high 16 points in a full game, which came Feb. 9 against the Memphis Grizzlies, and his previous season high for 3-pointers in a game was four. FIVE threes for Big Al #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/lRcEuIv49J — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) February 22, 2026 Horford started Sunday’s game in place of Draymond Green, who was a late scratch due to lower back soreness, and began the game on a high note with...
Warriors’ Al Horford makes NBA history as oldest center to achieve 3-point feat
Published February 22, 2026 • 16 hrs ago
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