The Boston Celtics have booked a berth in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight season after ousting the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7. Among many Celtics supporters who are rejoicing, is Celtics star Al Horford‘s sister Anna Horford. The 29-year-old, who has historically surprised NBA fans with her takes, has now taken a moment to celebrate her brother’s victory. While doing so, she did not forget to hit back at a 76ers fan who had taunted her after game-1.
The hoops community is not alien to Anna Horford’s age-old rift with 76ers supporters. Now that her brother’s side has eliminated the 76ers, she has added fuel to that beef, with a cold revenge. The NBA fandom, in response, has gone into a frenzy after seeing Anna’s comeback against the Philly fan.
Al Horford’s sister ruthlessly takes revenge against a 76ers supporter
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Things turned sour between Al Horford’s family and the 76ers fans after Horford left Philadelphia and joined the Celtics. Anna Horford has often reiterated that Philly fans hate her and her family. Given these tensions, the Celtic star’s sister has many a time waged Twitter wars on the Philly fandom. The 76ers fans have had the last laugh against Anna Horford on several occasions. This time around, however, the ball seems to be in the Horford court.
The Philadelphia 76ers?won the very first game in the semi-final matchup against the Celtics. In that game, 76ers’ James Harden had scored a three-pointer while Al Horford was painstakingly trying to guard him. A handle named ‘ThePhillyPod’ had then tweeted a snippet of Harden’s bucket, and captioned the tweet, “THIS IS FOR YOU BUTTERCUP @AnnaHorford.”?Now that her brother’s team has ousted James Harden and the 76ers, Anna Horford replied to the tweet with a video of Al Horford giving a flying kiss. She wrote, “This is for you, Buttercup,” in her reply tweet.
This is for you, Buttercup. https://t.co/jnCGGxsFR1 pic.twitter.com/UCAhKpB2jB
— Anna Horford (@AnnaHorford) May 14, 2023
Anna’s cold revenge has become a superhit on Twitter and fans are rushing in with humorous responses to her tweet.
Fans go berserk after seeing Anna’s comeback
Anna Horford has faced fans’ fury on several occasions. Some of her takes on iconic players, including LeBron James, have landed sister Horford in deep trouble. Moments of redemption, however, seldom go unacknowledged in the hoops community. Having redeemed herself with this latest comeback, Anna has now earned the support of hoops fans. “Everyone out the way and let her have this dance,” said a fan.
Everyone out the way and let her have this dance.
— MaineMike89 (@MaineMike89) May 14, 2023
Another fan sides with Al Horford’s sister.
Damn I know that felt good…😂😂😂
— DLS (@DeSmallWon) May 14, 2023
A fan has issued a warning to people who intend to lock horns with Anna Horford.
bruh 😂 ppl need to learn not to come at Anna Horford
— AlpacaShakur🦙 (@chokloconqueso) May 14, 2023
More support comes Anna’s way.
Best Tweet of the Day ! Go Anna and Al 🍀
— LA Good 🟧🇺🇦🇮🇱☮️ (@Wickedgoodlulu) May 14, 2023
No doubt about that.
Savage.
— 😈Jennifer M☘️ (@Jennife55216657) May 14, 2023
Supporters come rushing to acknowledge Anna’s cold revenge.
Feels good to have the last laugh🫶🏾😂☘️☘️‼️
— StuBer👶🏾🤘🏾 (@Stuber_NoUber) May 14, 2023
Turns out, Anna is not just the one to call out Philly fans.
Philly fans will never learn. Always tapping too soon. ☘️💰💪
— Nicolas Stecher (@man_vs_himself) May 14, 2023
Adding insult to 76ers fans’ injury.
Sixers keep losing to the Horfords 👏🏼👏🏼😂
— 🏳️🌈ღ Aiza ღ🏳️🌈 (@_Eyaiziey_) May 14, 2023
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You had this one bookmarked for 2 weeks & I respect it
— mind of mando ☘️ Karina devotee 🧎🏽♂️ (@_MindOfMando) May 14, 2023
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