Robert Keith Horry ( ; born August 25, 1970) is an American former professional

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player and current sports commentator. Horry was a member of seven championship winning teams and is considered, by some, to be one of the most clutch shooters in NBA history. He was given the nicknames "Big Shot Rob" for making big shots in multiple playoff games and "Cheap Shot Rob" for dirty play throughout his career.

Early life

Robert Keith Horry was born on August 25, 1970, in

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. Soon afterwards his father, Staff Sergeant Robert Horry Sr., divorced his mother, Leila, and moved to

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. Horry grew up in Andalusia, Alabama. Later, when Robert Sr. was stationed at

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, the father and son met weekly. As a senior at Andalusia High School, Horry won the Naismith Alabama High School Player of the Year Award.

College career

Horry attended the

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, where he played college basketball for Coach Wimp Sanderson, and he was a teammate of fellow future NBA player Latrell Sprewell. At Alabama, Horry played from 1988 to 1992. He started 108 of the 133 games he played and helped the Tide win three

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(SEC) tournament titles and twice reached the

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's Sweet 16 round. Alabama compiled a 98–36 record during his four seasons. He set a school record for career blocked shots (282). He was selected to the All-

, the SEC All-Defensive and the SEC All-Academic teams. Years later, Horry returned to the university to finish his degree and graduated in spring 2021.

Professional career

Houston Rockets (1992–1996)

Horry was selected 11th overall in the 1992 NBA draft in the first round by the

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as a

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. He spent his first four seasons with the Rockets, helping them win the NBA championship in

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and

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. He set an individual

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record with seven steals in a game. During his years with the Rockets, Horry wore number 25. In Game 7 of the 1993 Western Conference Semifinals against the Seattle SuperSonics, he hit a jump shot with the shot clock expiring and 33 seconds left in regulation to put the Rockets up 93–91. The Rockets lost in overtime and lost the series. In February 1994, he and Matt Bullard were traded to the

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for

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, but Elliott failed a physical because of kidney problems, so the trade was rescinded. Horry said that the trade falling through probably saved his career. Horry went on to be a key member of the Rockets' title teams and began to build his "Big Shot" reputation,"There will never be another player quite like Big Shot Rob"
ESPN by hitting a game-winning jumper with 6.5 seconds left in Game 1 of the 1995 Western Conference Finals against the

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, then hitting a three to put Houston up 104–100 with 14.1 seconds left in a 106–103 win in Game 3 of the 1995 NBA Finals against the

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. The Rockets went on to win Game 4 and their second championship. Horry later said that out of his seven championship victories, this was the one he was the most proud of because the Rockets were the sixth seed in the Western Conference.

Phoenix Suns (1996–1997)

On August 19, 1996, Horry was traded to the

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, along with

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, Chucky Brown and Mark Bryant, for former

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. Horry had been criticized in Houston for not taking enough shots and felt that was what prompted the Rockets to trade him. On January 5, 1997, in a game against the Celtics, he had an on-court altercation with head coach Danny Ainge. Horry had been performing poorly and had just been substituted out. As he was leaving the floor, Horry walked up to Ainge and the two shared some words. As he was walking away, Horry screamed obscenities at Ainge and then threw a towel at his face. Horry was promptly suspended by the Suns for two games. Suns GM Jerry Colangelo wanted to suspend Horry for longer but, at that time, the Collective Bargaining Agreement only allowed a maximum of two games.

Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003)

Due his attitude problems and lackluster performance, Horry, along with Joe Kleine, was traded to the

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on January 10, 1997, for Cedric Ceballos and Rumeal Robinson. Because the Lakers had retired jersey number 25 to honor Gail Goodrich, Horry wore the number 5. On May 6, 1997, he hit seven three-point shots in a row, setting the NBA record for most three-point shots made in an NBA playoff game without a miss. During the 1999–2000 season, Horry played behind A.C. Green, but frequently played more minutes off the bench than the starters, especially during the

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. In the 2000 Finals against the

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, the Lakers took a 2–1 lead into Game 4 in Indiana. The game went into overtime.

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fouled out, but

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led a run to seal the Laker victory. Horry finished with 17 points in 37 minutes, his high for the Finals. The Lakers won the 2000 NBA Finals in six games. Horry averaged 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game throughout the 2000 playoffs. In the 2000–01 season, Horry played behind Horace Grant, but once again played big minutes in the

. He played in 16 Lakers 2001 playoffs games, averaging 5.9 points. In the

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, the Lakers dropped Game 1 before winning Game 2. In Game 3, in Philadelphia, he scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, including a critical three-pointer with 47.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter to make it 92–88. He followed this with four consecutive free throws in the last 21 seconds to help seal a 96–91 Laker victory. In Game 4, Horry made three of the Lakers' 10 total three-pointers as the Lakers rolled to a 100–86 victory. The Lakers won Game 5, 108–96, to clinch their second straight championship. He has said this victory was the second-proudest of his career, after the 1995 NBA Finals. Shaq at the white house

In the 2001–02 season, he was the backup power forward to

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, starting just 23 games. In the

, Horry started 14 of the Lakers' 19 games, playing an average of 37 minutes, a game with averages of 9.3 points and 8.1 rebounds a game. Horry built his reputation for clutch play in Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals against the

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. Trailing two games to one in the series and facing Game 5 in Sacramento, the Lakers were down by as many as 24 points in the first half. Eventually, the Lakers cut the lead to 99–97 with 11.8 seconds to play. On the final possession, after

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and Shaq missed consecutive layups, Sacramento center Vlade Divac knocked the ball away from the basket in an attempt to run out the clock. However, the ball bounced right to Horry, who hit a three-pointer as time expired to win Game 4 100–99. A day later,

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called Horry "one of the 10 best clutch players in league history". The Lakers would win the series in 7 games and sweep the

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4–0 in the

to complete a three-peat. Horry started all four games in the Finals. On March 5, 2003,

center Jermaine O'Neal swatted the inside pass for

to a wide-open Horry, who hit the game-winning shot. In the 2003 playoffs, the Lakers were attempting to win their fourth straight NBA championship. In the closing seconds of Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals, Horry's potential game-winning shot rattled in and out, putting a halt to the Lakers' rally from a 25-point deficit. The Lakers were eliminated in six games. Horry was 0-18 from the three-point line during the series.

San Antonio Spurs (2003–2008)

Following the 2002–03 season, Horry became a

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. Citing concerns over family, all of whom live in

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, he signed with the

. During the 2002–03 season, the Lakers had increased Horry's minutes to nearly 30 a game. With the Spurs, coach

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cut his minutes significantly. In the 2003–04 season, the Spurs won 57 games and reached the 2004 playoffs where they swept the

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in four games, before losing in six games to the

. During the following season, the Spurs reached the 2005 playoffs. Horry went 38 of 85 from three-point range. In Game 5 of the

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, after only scoring three points in the first three quarters, he scored 21 of the Spurs' points in the fourth quarter and overtime. The Spurs went on to win Game 5, 96–95, after Horry hit a game-winning three-point shot with 5.9 seconds left.

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columnist

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wrote, "Horry's Game 5 ranks alongside MJ's Game 6 in 1998, Worthy's Game 7 in 1988, Frazier's Game 7 in 1970, and every other clutch Finals performance over the years"."Big Shot Bob Bags another one"
. ESPN His 15 three point shots was a finals record that stood until the 2019 NBA Finals when Fred VanVleet made 16. During the 2007 playoffs, Horry body-checked

' point guard Steve Nash, drawing a flagrant foul call. During the ensuing commotion, Raja Bell was assessed a technical foul for charging at him. Horry was ejected from the game and suspended for Games 5 and 6. Amar'e Stoudemire and

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, who left the bench, were suspended for Game 5. The Spurs won the two ensuing games and moved on to the 2007 NBA Finals, where they swept the

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. Horry began wearing the number 25 again after the 2006–07 season. After the 2007–08 season, Horry became a free agent but went unsigned, marking his last professional season. As of 2025, Horry works as a commentator for the Lakers on Spectrum SportsNet.

Records and honors

Horry is one of four NBA players to win championships with three teams: two with the

, three with the

, and two with the

. He holds NBA records for most steals in a Finals game and for most three-point shots made in a playoff game without a miss. He is the only non-member of the 1950s and 1960s

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to win more than six championships. When he retired, Horry held the record for three-pointers all-time in the

with 56, having eclipsed

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's record of 42. Five players passed him before the 2023 NBA Finals. He holds the NBA playoffs record for most three-point field goals made in a game without a miss (seven) against the

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in Game 2 of the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals. In 2009, Horry played in the 2009 NBA Asia Challenge against the

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All-Stars at

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. Horry was the first player to accumulate 100 steals, 100 blocked shots, and 100 threes in one season (steals and blocks were not recorded until the 1973–74 season and the three-point line was not implemented until the 1979–80 season). In 2010, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Horry has played in three Game 7s which went to overtime; the 1993 Western Conference Semifinals, as a member of the Houston Rockets, the 2002 Western Conference Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the 2006 Western Conference Semifinals with the San Antonio Spurs.

Notable playoff clutch shots

* May 22, 1993, Western Conference Semifinals, Game 7, Houston Rockets at Seattle SuperSonics. With the score tied at 91 late in the fourth quarter and the shot clock winding down, the rookie Horry took a pass from teammate

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and knocked down a midrange jumper to give the Rockets a two-point lead with 32.7 seconds remaining in regulation. However, Horry's heroics were not enough to secure the victory for the Rockets, who succumbed to the Sonics 100–103 in overtime. * May 22, 1995, Western Conference Finals, Game 1,

. Horry hit a jumper with 6.5 seconds left to give Houston a 94–93 win over San Antonio. * June 11, 1995, NBA Finals, Game 3,

at Houston Rockets. With the Rockets up 101–100 with 20 seconds left and the shot clock winding down,

kicked it out to Horry, who hit a 3 over Orlando's Horace Grant to give Houston a 104–100 lead with 14.1 seconds left. It led them to a 106–103 win and a 3–0 series lead. Houston also won Game 4, 113–101, to complete the sweep and win back-to-back NBA titles. * June 10, 2001, NBA Finals, Game 3, Los Angeles Lakers at

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. With the series tied at 1, the Sixers were down 89–88 with under a minute left after a three-point play by Kevin Ollie. Brian Shaw found Horry wide open in the corner; he then hit a three-pointer with 47.1 seconds left to give the Lakers a 92–88 lead. Horry, who had been a 44% free throw shooter in the playoffs to that point, also made 4 free throws in the final minute to seal a 96–91 victory. The Sixers never recovered. * April 28, 2002, Western Conference First Round, Game 3, Los Angeles Lakers at

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. Down 91–89 with 10.2 seconds remaining,

drove on Ruben Patterson and kicked it out to Horry, who hit the game-winning 3 with 2.1 seconds left. * May 26, 2002, Western Conference Finals, Game 4,

at Los Angeles Lakers. The Kings led 99–97 with 11.8 seconds left. After Kobe Bryant attempted a game-tying shot and missed,

attempted a putback. When that missed, Vlade Divac knocked the ball away to try to run out the clock. However, it went right to Horry, who hit the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Lakers a 100–99 victory and tie the series at 2 going back to Sacramento for Game 5. L.A. eventually beat the Kings in 7 and went on to win their third straight NBA championship. * June 19, 2005, NBA Finals, Game 5,

. Horry inbounded to Manu Ginóbili, who was cornered by two Pistons defenders. Ginóbili passed it back to Horry on the left wing, who then hit a three-pointer with 5.9 seconds left to give the Spurs a 96–95 victory and a 3–2 series lead heading into Game 6. Horry scored 21 points in the fourth quarter and OT combined to carry the Spurs. * April 30, 2007, Western Conference First Round, Game 4, San Antonio Spurs at

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. With the Spurs up 90–89 with 35 seconds left,

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drove into the paint drawing his defender and Horry's defender

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away. Parker then passed to an open Horry on the right wing, who hit the three-pointer to give the Spurs a 93–89 advantage. The Spurs won 96–89.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

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Personal life

Horry's first child, daughter Ashlyn, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called 1p36 deletion syndrome, an affliction that develops when part of the first chromosome is missing. She died on June 14, 2011, at the age of 17. His older son Camron Horry played football at

Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

. His younger daughter Jade Horry lives in Los Angeles, California. His younger son Christian "CJ" Horry is following in his footsteps as a basketball player. CJ plays basketball at UCLA in Southern California. Horry coached his AAU Big Shot basketball team in Los Angeles. On September 29, 2019, he married his long-time girlfriend Candice Madrid. Horry appeared as himself in a 2023 episode of the television series '' The Lincoln Lawyer''.

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Early life

College career

Professional career

Houston Rockets (1992–1996)

Phoenix Suns (1996–1997)

Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003)

San Antonio Spurs (2003–2008)

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Playoffs

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