Horford missed the majority of the preseason due to rest purposes, though he will replace Neemias Queta in the starting five on Tuesday. Luke Kornet has been a mainstay in the preseason starting lineup,

The Boston Celtics took a very cautious approach with the health of veteran big man Al Horford in their slate of 2024-25 preseason games.

As the Celtics continued their way through the preseason, every member of the regular roster made an appearance except for one big exception. Al Horford hadn’t played in the first four preseason games as the team kept him out of game action.

After watching the Celtics’ first four preseason games from the bench, Al Horford finally played his first minutes since the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. Horford returned to the starting lineup as Boston closed out its exhibition schedule in Toronto.