Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA 2K26 headliner, the cover guy, the MVP highlighted as the face of the sport. But there's a player on the cover of the game twice, and it's not SGA. Social media sleuths quickly deduced that Celtics center Al Horford appears to have been used for two of the background images around Gilgeous-Alexander.

Boston Celtics general manager Brad Stevens says it is "unlikely" that Al Horford will return to Boston next season.

Veteran big man Al Horford may be on the move. That much you likely already knew. According to Noa Dalzell of CelticsBlog, Celtics president Brad Stevens told reporters Tuesday that it’s “unlikely” Horford returns to Boston next season.