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Published 12/12/2007 by Bret LaGree at Hoopinion
... Al Horford's foul on TJ Ford was most unfortunate--the result of Horford's effort to block a shot and Ford's effort to prevent his shot from being blocked. It was not a dirty play, something Ford was apparently well enough to acknowledge to Horford late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning at Piedmont Hospital. One hopes both for a quick return from TJ Ford and no lingering effects on Horford for having committed the foul. ...

T.J. Ford -- On a Stretcher Again
Published 12/12/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... -- who was called for a flagrant foul and ejected on the play. Over the last six months I have talked to plenty of people who know Horford. Sekou Smith of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution knows him and echoes what everybody I have talked to thinks about the rookie: he's a guy who plays extremely hard, but not the kind of guy who would intentionally hit or injure T.J. Ford in the head. (Despite Sam Mitchell's initial reaction, that's essentially what Raptor players have told reporters they believe happened, too.) ...

Everyone's Thinking About T.J. Ford
Published 12/12/2007 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... According to Sekou Smith of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Horford was the first guy to get to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta after the game. He waited a long time, until all the various tests were done, so he could speak to Ford. He wanted to make sure Ford didn't think it was intentional, Smith writes, something all the Raptors and most viewers knew immediately. Only ...

No Beef Between TJ Ford and AL Horford
Published 12/12/2007 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... Horford went to the hospital to check on TJ Ford following his horrific fall last night, and Ford let him know that he understood the hit wasn’t intentional. ...