Larry Drew: Horford out for regular season, may return for playofffs

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John Krolik,

By
John Krolik

Published March 6, 2012 02:31 PM

Al Horford — Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford grimaces in pain after he was injured in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

From Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

#Hawks coach Larry Drew says @Al_Horford“definitely out for reg. season” and possibly could return for playoffs.

The 25-year old Horford has not played since tearing his pectoral muscle on January 11th. The ultra-efficient Horford was averaging 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game before he got hurt. If the season ended right now, the 22-15 Hawks would finish with the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference.