Al Horford says he's returning to Warriors to play 20th season Al Horford has confirmed he will return to the Golden State Warriors for the 2025-26 NBA season, marking his 20th year in the league. The 40-year-old forward, who is declining his $6 million player option, plans to sign a two-year, $14 million contract with the Warriors once free agency begins in July. The deal, which is fully guaranteed and includes a trade kicker, will allow Horford to continue his career with a team he has grown close to over the past two seasons. Horford’s return makes him the 13th player in NBA history to reach a 20th season, joining legends like LeBron James, Vince Carter, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Reflecting on the milestone, Horford expressed gratitude for his longevity in the league, acknowledging the physical and mental demands of playing at the highest level for over a decade. “It’s hard to believe,” he said in an interview with ESPN. “There’s a lot of commitment, a lot of sacrifice, and time. I still feel like I can contribute and have an impact on a team.” Horford’s journey to the Warriors began in the summer of 2024, when he joined the team after a four-season stint with the Boston Celtics, during which he helped them win an NBA championship. Despite his arrival with high expectations, the Warriors faced significant challenges in the 2024-25 season. The team’s season was derailed in January when Jimmy Butler tore his ACL during a 12-4 stretch, disrupting their momentum. Butler’s injury, combined with Stephen Curry’s two-month absence due to lingering knee pain, led to a 37-45 finish and a 10th seed in the Western Conference.#golden_state_warriors #stephen_curry #al_horford #mike_dunleavy #jimmy_butler
House Resources Committee revises governor’s Alaska LNG bill, seeking more revenue An Alaska House committee has made significant changes to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s bill for the Alaska LNG megaproject, proposing a smaller tax break designed to generate more revenue for local communities and the state. The new measure in the House Resources Committee, which passed Monday without objection, comes after the Senate Resources Committee last week adopted its own substitute bill that seeks to raise the most revenue of the three proposals. Dunleavy introduced his measure in March, seeking to support the project by replacing state and local property taxes with a much smaller “alternative volumetric tax” based on the amount of gas flow. Resources committees in both chambers have spent weeks studying Dunleavy’s bill before presenting their substitutes, with the idea that a break on property taxes could help quickly bring the project to fruition. Project officials have said they could start laying pipe this year, though there has been no final investment decision approving construction. Alaska LNG is the latest version of several projects that over the last half-century have tried to tap the state’s vast stores of natural gas on the remote North Slope. The project’s high cost has always been a barrier. It’s currently estimated at $46 billion, though critics believe it will be far more expensive. The project proposes shipping natural gas in an 800-mile pipeline for use in Southcentral Alaska starting in 2029. Project backers say a gas treatment plant and a gas liquefaction plant would be built next so gas can also be exported overseas to big Asian buyers, starting in 2031. Alaska leaders consider the project important for the state’s future economic growth.#alaska_house_resources_committee #mike_dunleavy #alaska_lng #north_slope_borough #kenai_peninsula_borough
