Al Horford News: Bench role Thursday

Horford will come off the bench during Thursday's game against the Nuggets, Danny Emerman of SFStandard.com reports.

Horford played 20 minutes in his debut with his new squad against the Lakers on Tuesday. Head coach Steve Kerr wants to keep the veteran big man playing with that minutes cap moving forward, and Horford is expected to sit out at least one game during back-to-back sets, starting with Friday's matchup in Portland.