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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
 |name = Robert Horry
 |image = Robert Horry 2012.jpg
 |image_size = 
 |caption = Horry in 2012
 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|08|25}}
 |birth_place = [[Harford County, Maryland]], U.S.
 |height_ft = 6
 |height_in = 10
 |weight_lbs = 240
 |high_school = [[Andalusia High School|Andalusia]] ([[Andalusia, Alabama]])
 |college = [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball|Alabama]] (1988–1992)
 |draft_year = 1992
 |draft_round = 1
 |draft_pick = 11
 |draft_team = [[Houston Rockets]]
 |career_start = 1992
 |career_end = 2008
 |career_position = [[Power forward]] / [[small forward]]
 |career_number = 25, 5
 |years1 = {{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}
 |team1 = [[Houston Rockets]]
 |years2 = {{nbay|1996|full=y}}
 |team2 = [[Phoenix Suns]]
 |years3 = {{nbay|1996|end}}–{{nbay|2002|end}}
 |team3 = [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
 |years4 = {{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}}
 |team4 = [[San Antonio Spurs]]
 |highlights = 
* 7× [[NBA champion]] ({{nbafy|1994}}, {{nbafy|1995}}, {{nbafy|2000}}–{{nbafy|2002}}, {{nbafy|2005}}, {{nbafy|2007}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] ({{nbay|1992|end}})
* Second-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (1992)
* Third-team All-SEC (1990)
* SEC All-Defensive Team (1992)
* Fourth-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1988)
 |stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
 |stat1value = 7,715 (7.0 ppg)
 |stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
 |stat2value = 5,269 (4.8 rpg)
 |stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
 |stat3value = 2,343 (2.1 apg)
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'''Robert Keith Horry''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒr|i}} {{respell|ORR|ee}}; born August 25, 1970) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player and current sports commentator. Horry was a member of seven championship winning teams and is considered to be one of the most clutch shooters in NBA history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geyer |first=Noah |date=August 25, 2021 |title=Big Shot Bob: Most Clutch Role Player in NBA History |url=https://prosportsoutlook.com/big-shot-bob-was-the-most-clutch-role-player-in-nba-history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202072842/https://prosportsoutlook.com/big-shot-bob-was-the-most-clutch-role-player-in-nba-history/ |archive-date=February 2, 2025 |access-date=February 2, 2025 |website=Pro Sports Outlook |language=en-US}}</ref> He was given the nicknames "'''Big Shot Rob'''"{{efn|Horry was also known as "Big Shot Bob" but personally preferred the "Rob" variant. "You can make it Rob," Horry said. "R-o-b. But B-o-b, that’s not me."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adande |first1=J. A. |title=From the Ordinary to Extraordinary |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-21-sp-adande21-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=November 24, 2020 |date=June 21, 2005}}</ref>}} for making big shots in playoff games<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adande |first1=J. A. |date=June 21, 2005 |title=From the Ordinary to Extraordinary |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-21-sp-adande21-story.html |access-date=November 24, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929215922/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jun-21-sp-adande21-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Beck |first=Howard |date=May 7, 2022 |title=Robert Horry's Top Clutch Moment and Top-Five Clutch Shooters |url=https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/17/robert-horrys-top-5-clutch-shooters-crossover-podcast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707041329/https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/17/robert-horrys-top-5-clutch-shooters-crossover-podcast |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |access-date=February 2, 2025 |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and "'''Cheap Shot Rob'''" for dirty play.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heartbreak Hotel: Cheap Shot Rob |url=https://www.nba.com/suns/history/heartbreak-hotel-cheap-shot-rob |website=nba.com |access-date=February 10, 2025 |archive-date=February 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211050349/https://www.nba.com/suns/history/heartbreak-hotel-cheap-shot-rob |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Disgrace of Cheap Shot Rob |url=https://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/26804-The-Disgrace-of-Cheap-Shot-Rob-and-the-San-Antonio-Spurs |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=February 10, 2025 |archive-date=February 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211050350/https://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/26804-The-Disgrace-of-Cheap-Shot-Rob-and-the-San-Antonio-Spurs |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 21, 2005 |title=Cheap Shot Rob Strikes. Again. |url=https://deadspin.com/cheap-shot-rob-strikes-again-5009314/ |website=Deadspin}}</ref>

==Early life==
Robert Keith Horry was born on August 25, 1970, in [[Harford County, Maryland]]. Soon afterwards, his father, [[Staff sergeant|Staff Sergeant]] Robert Horry Sr., divorced his mother, Leila, and moved to [[South Carolina]]. Horry grew up in [[Andalusia, Alabama]]. Later, when Robert Sr. was stationed at [[Fort Benning]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], the father and son met weekly.<ref>{{citation |last=Bucher |first=Ric |url=https://www.espn.com/magazine/vol5no12horry.html |title=Wake-Up Call |work=ESPN the Magazine |volume=15 |issue=2 |date=June 10, 2002 |access-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618141830/http://espn.go.com/magazine/vol5no12horry.html |archive-date=June 18, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=EOA>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Bolton |first=Jonathan W. |title=Robert Horry |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-2540 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Alabama |date=October 7, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105194656/http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-2540 |archive-date=November 5, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> As a senior at [[Andalusia High School]], Horry won the Naismith Alabama High School Player of the Year Award.

==College career==
Horry attended the [[University of Alabama]], 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 [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) tournament titles and twice reached the [[NCAA]]'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-[[Southeastern Conference]], 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/university-of-alabama-graduates-102-student-athletes-during-spring-commencement-weekend |title=Tua Tagovailoa, Robert Horry Among 102 Alabama Student-Athletes Earning Degrees this Weekend |website=si.com |date=April 29, 2021 |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501235829/https://www.si.com/college/alabama/bamacentral/university-of-alabama-graduates-102-student-athletes-during-spring-commencement-weekend |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Professional career==

===Houston Rockets (1992–1996)===
Horry was selected 11th overall in the [[1992 NBA draft]] in the first round by the [[1992–93 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]] as a [[small forward]]. He spent his first four seasons with the Rockets, helping them win the NBA championship in [[1994 NBA Finals|1994]] and [[1995 NBA Finals|1995]]. He set an individual [[NBA Finals]] record with seven steals in a game.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/robert_horry/bio.html Robert Horry bio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529062117/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/robert_horry/bio.html |date=May 29, 2008}}, NBA.com</ref> During his years with the Rockets, Horry wore number 25.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/numbers.html Houston Rockets uniform number history] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619131004/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/numbers.html |date=June 19, 2017}}. BasketballReference.com</ref>

In Game 7 of the [[1993 NBA playoffs|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 [[1993–94 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit Pistons]] for [[Sean Elliott]], 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. He began to build his "Big Shot" reputation in the 1995 playoffs:<ref name=big_shot_rob>[https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs2008/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=Horry-080527 "There will never be another player quite like Big Shot Rob"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228130646/https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs2008/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=Horry-080527 |date=December 28, 2023 }} ESPN</ref> first, with a game-winning jumper with 6.5 seconds left in Game 1 of the [[1995 NBA playoffs|1995 Western Conference Finals]] against the [[1994–95 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]], 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 [[1994–95 Orlando Magic season|Orlando Magic]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA Finals Package: NBA Living History |url=http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/sitemap?category=livinghistory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614170716/http://espndb.go.com/nba/finals/sitemap?category=livinghistory |archive-date=June 14, 2009 |access-date=March 14, 2018 |website=go.com}}</ref>

===Phoenix Suns (1996–1997)===
On August 19, 1996, Horry was traded to the [[1996–97 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix Suns]], along with [[Sam Cassell]], [[Chucky Brown]] and [[Mark Bryant (basketball)|Mark Bryant]], for former [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]] [[Charles Barkley]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/towel-gate-robert-horry-explains-why-he-threw-a-towel-in-danny-ainges-face |title=Towel-Gate |website=basketballnetwork.net |url-status=live |access-date=February 10, 2025 |archive-date=January 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119111755/https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/towel-gate-robert-horry-explains-why-he-threw-a-towel-in-danny-ainges-face }}</ref>

===Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2003)===
Due to his attitude problems and lackluster performance, Horry, along with Joe Kleine, was traded to the [[1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] on January 10, 1997, for [[Cedric Ceballos]] and Rumeal Robinson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/1997/1/7/19288057/suns-to-sit-horry-for-a-too-short-2/ |title=SUNS TO SIT HORRY FOR A TOO-SHORT 2 |website=deseret.com }}</ref> 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 playoff record for most three-point shots without a miss.<ref name=M3psmwatpmbapiapgiNh>{{cite web |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-3-point-shots-made-without-a-miss-in-a-playoff-game-in-nba-history |title=most 3 point shots made without a three point miss by a player in a playoff game in NBA history |accessdate=May 21, 2023 |website=Statmuse.com |archive-date=May 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521174728/https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-3-point-shots-made-without-a-miss-in-a-playoff-game-in-nba-history |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–2000 season]], Horry played behind [[A.C. Green]], but frequently played more minutes off the bench than the starters, especially during the [[2000 NBA playoffs|playoffs]]. In the 2000 Finals against the [[1999–2000 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]], the Lakers took a 2–1 lead into Game 4 in Indiana. The game went into overtime. [[Shaquille O'Neal]] fouled out, but [[Kobe Bryant]] 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 NBA season|2000–01 season]], Horry played behind [[Horace Grant]], but once again played big minutes in the [[2001 NBA playoffs|playoffs]]. He played in 16 Lakers 2001 playoffs games, averaging 5.9 points. In the [[2001 NBA Finals|Finals]], 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.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title=Robert Horry Rings: How Many Championships has Horry Won? - Sport Sierra |url=https://www.sportsierra.com/robert-horry-rings/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=sportsierra.com |language=en-US |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509121320/https://www.sportsierra.com/robert-horry-rings/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Shaq at the white house.jpg|thumb|right |Horry (back row, farthest right) at a [[White House]] ceremony in January 2002 following the Lakers' [[2001 NBA Finals]] victory.]]
In the [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02 season]], he was the backup power forward to [[Samaki Walker]], starting just 23 games. In the [[2002 NBA playoffs|playoffs]], 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 NBA playoffs|2002 Western Conference Finals]] against the [[2001–02 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]]. 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 [[Kobe Bryant|Kobe]] and [[Shaquille O'Neal|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, [[Magic Johnson]] called Horry "one of the 10 best clutch players in league history".<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=20020528&id=bW40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=S6YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5573,5127392 "A Horry-wood Ending"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224224125/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=20020528&id=bW40AAAAIBAJ&sjid=S6YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5573,5127392 |date=February 24, 2021 }} Tuscaloosa News, May 28, 2002.</ref> The Lakers would win the series in 7 games and sweep the [[2001–02 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey Nets]] 4–0 in the [[2002 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] to complete a three-peat. Horry started all four games in the Finals.

On March 5, 2003, [[2002–03 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]] center [[Jermaine O'Neal]] swatted the inside pass for [[Shaquille O'Neal]] to a wide-open Horry, who hit the game-winning shot. In the [[2003 NBA playoffs|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)===
[[File:Robert Horry.jpg|thumb|Horry with the Spurs in 2007]]

Following the [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03 season]], Horry became a [[free agent]]. Citing concerns over family, all of whom live in [[Houston]], he signed with the [[2003–04 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]]. During the 2002–03 season, the Lakers had increased Horry's minutes to nearly 30 a game. With the Spurs, coach [[Gregg Popovich]] cut his minutes significantly. In the [[2003–04 NBA season|2003–04 season]], the Spurs won 57 games and reached the [[2004 NBA playoffs|2004 playoffs]] where they swept the [[2003–04 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis Grizzlies]] in four games, before losing in six games to the [[2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]].

During the [[2004–05 NBA season|following season]], the Spurs reached the [[2005 NBA playoffs|2005 playoffs]]. Horry went 38 of 85 from three-point range. In Game 5 of the [[2005 NBA Finals]], 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. [[ESPN]] columnist [[Bill Simmons]] 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".<ref name=Bob>[https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/050620 "Big Shot Bob Bags another one"] . ESPN</ref> His 15 three point shots was a finals record that stood until the [[2019 NBA Finals]] when [[Fred VanVleet]] made 16.<!--Source incorrectly claims [[J. R. Smith]] shared the record. According to https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithjr01.html, Smith reached the finals twice. He was a starter in 2016 when he shot 16-for-45 and he returned in 2020 to shoot 1-for-3.--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/raptors-fred-van-vleet-sets-record-for-most-3-pointers-off-bench-nba-finals-040636422.html|title=Fred VanVleet sets record for most 3-pointers off bench in NBA Finals|accessdate=May 1, 2025|date=June 13, 2019|author=Srinivasan, Arun|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|archive-date=April 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428213652/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/raptors-fred-van-vleet-sets-record-for-most-3-pointers-off-bench-nba-finals-040636422.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the [[2007 NBA playoffs|2007 playoffs]], Horry body-checked [[Phoenix Suns]]' 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 [[Boris Diaw]], who left the bench, were suspended for Game 5. As a result, the Spurs won the next game on the road, and then the series, eventually moving on to the 2007 NBA Finals, where they swept the [[2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland Cavaliers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPBLBYAo9Gg |title=TNT Postgame Interview |website=[[YouTube]] |date=May 14, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823133821/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPBLBYAo9Gg |archive-date=August 23, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270516021 |title=Duncan, Ginobili lead Spurs past short-handed Suns |date=May 16, 2007 |work=ESPN.com |access-date=May 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010043731/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270516021 |archive-date=October 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 [[Houston Rockets]], three with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], and two with the [[San Antonio Spurs]].<ref name="last-minute_shot">{{cite news |url= http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270430007 |title= Horry's last-minute shot helps Spurs to 3-1 series lead |date= April 30, 2007 |work= [[ESPN.com]] |access-date= May 16, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070822181406/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270430007 |archive-date= August 22, 2007 |url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/finals2005/legends_horry_shots.html |title=NBA.com: Where Legends Are Born: Robert Horry |website=nba.com |access-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626003331/http://www.nba.com/finals2005/legends_horry_shots.html |archive-date=June 26, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Horry_Fits_Role">{{Cite web |last=Stein |first=Marc |date=June 20, 2005 |title=Stein: Horry never ceases to amaze |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs2005/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2090270 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805112804/http://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs2005/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=2090270 |archive-date=August 5, 2018 |access-date=March 14, 2018 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> 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 [[Boston Celtics]] to win more than six championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most NBA Championships Won |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/most_championships.html |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=October 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018223354/http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/most_championships.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

When he retired, Horry held the record for three-pointers all-time in the [[NBA Finals]] with 56, having eclipsed [[Michael Jordan]]'s record of 42. Five players passed him before the [[2023 NBA Finals]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask?q=who+has+the+most+three-point+shots+made+in+an+nba+finals+series |title=most career threes in the NBA Finals |accessdate=May 24, 2023 |website=Statmuse.com}}</ref> He holds the NBA playoffs record for most three-point field goals made in a game without a miss (seven) against the [[Utah Jazz]] in Game 2 of the [[1997 NBA playoffs|1997 Western Conference Semifinals]].<ref name=M3psmwatpmbapiapgiNh/>

In 2009, Horry played in the 2009 NBA Asia Challenge against the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] All-Stars at [[Araneta Coliseum]] in [[Manila]].<ref>{{cite web |date=September 11, 2009 |title=NBA Generations Defeat PBA All-Stars At Asia Challenge |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/asia_challenge_090911.html |website=NBA.com |access-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026223104/http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/asia_challenge_090911.html |archive-date=October 26, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/magazine/vol5no12horry.html |title=ESPNMAG.com - Wake-Up Call |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409103953/http://espn.go.com/magazine/vol5no12horry.html |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, he was inducted into the [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ashof.org/index.php?src=directory&view=company&srctype=detail&refno=563&category=2010 |title=Homepage |website=Alabama Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102317/http://ashof.org/index.php?src=directory&view=company&srctype=detail&refno=563&category=2010 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Horry has played in three Game 7s which went to overtime; the 1993 Western Conference Semifinals, as a member of the Houston Rockets,<ref>{{cite web |title=Houston Rockets at Seattle SuperSonics Box Score, May 22, 1993 |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199305220SEA.html |access-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005235/https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199305220SEA.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> the 2002 Western Conference Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers,<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Angeles Lakers at Sacramento Kings Box Score, June 2, 2002 |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200206020SAC.html |access-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812220000/https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200206020SAC.html |archive-date=August 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the 2006 Western Conference Semifinals with the San Antonio Spurs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs Box Score, May 22, 2006 |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200605220SAS.html |access-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005656/https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200605220SAS.html |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;| {{nbay|1992}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[1992–93 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 79 || 79 || 29.5 || .474 || .255 || .715 || 5.0 || 2.4 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 10.1
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|1993}}†
| style="text-align:left;|[[1993–94 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| '''81''' || '''81''' || 29.3 || .459 || .324 || .732 || 5.4 || 2.9 || 1.5 || .9 || 9.9
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|1994}}†
| style="text-align:left;|[[1994–95 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 64 || 61 || 32.4 || .447 || .379 || .761 || 5.1 || 3.4 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 10.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;| {{nbay|1995}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[1995–96 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 71 || 71 || '''37.1''' || .410 || .366 || .776 || 5.8 || '''4.0''' || 1.6 || '''1.5''' || '''12.0'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;| {{nbay|1996}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[1996–97 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
| 32 || 15 || 22.5 || .421 || .308 || .640 || 3.7 || 1.7 || .9 || .8 || 6.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;| {{nbay|1996}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 22 || 14 || 30.7 || .455 || .329 || .700 || 5.4 || 2.5 || '''1.7''' || 1.3 || 9.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;| {{nbay|1997}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 72 || 71 || 30.4 || '''.476''' || .204 || .692 || '''7.5''' || 2.3 || 1.6 || 1.3 || 7.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;| {{nbay|1998}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 38 || 5 || 19.6 || .459 || '''.444''' || .739 || 4.0 || 1.5 || .9 || 1.0 || 4.9
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|1999|trunc=y}}†
| style="text-align:left;|[[1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 76 || 0 || 22.2 || .438 || .309 || .788 || 4.8 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 5.7
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2000}}†
| style="text-align:left;|[[2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 79 || 1 || 20.1 || .387 || .346 || .711 || 3.7 || 1.6 || .7 || .7 || 5.2
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2001}}†
| style="text-align:left;|[[2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| '''81''' || 23 || 26.4 || .398 || .374 || .783 || 5.9 || 2.9 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 6.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;| {{nbay|2002}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 80 || 26 || 29.3 || .387 || .288 || .769 || 6.4 || 2.9 || 1.2 || .8 || 6.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;| {{nbay|2003}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[2003–04 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| '''81''' || 1 || 15.9 || .405 || .380 || .645 || 3.4 || 1.2 || .6 || .6 || 4.8
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2004}}†
| style="text-align:left;|[[2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 75 || 16 || 18.6 || .419 || .370 || '''.789''' || 3.6 || 1.1 || .9 || .8 || 6.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;| {{nbay|2005}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[2005–06 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 63 || 3 || 18.8 || .384 || .368 || .647 || 3.8 || 1.3 || .7 || .8 || 5.1
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2006}}†
| style="text-align:left;|[[2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 68 || 8 || 16.5 || .359 || .336 || .594 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .7 || .6 || 3.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;|{{nbay|2007}}
| style="text-align:left;|[[2007–08 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 45 || 5 || 13.0 || .319 || .257 || .643 || 2.4 || 1.0 || .5 || .4 || 2.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 1,107 || 480 || 24.5 || .425 || .341 || .726 || 4.8 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .9 || 7.0
{{s-end}}

===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;|[[1993 NBA playoffs|1993]]
| style="text-align:left;|[[1992–93 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 12 || 12 || 31.2 || .465 || .300 || .741 || 5.2 || 3.2 || 1.5 || 1.3 || 10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[1994 NBA playoffs|1994]]†
| style="text-align:left;|[[1993–94 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| '''23''' || '''23''' || 33.8 || .434 || .382 || .765 || 6.1 || '''3.6''' || 1.5 || .9 || 11.7
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[1995 NBA playoffs|1995]]†
| style="text-align:left;|[[1994–95 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 22 || 22 || 38.2 || .445 || .400 || .744 || 7.0 || 3.5 || 1.5 || 1.2 || '''13.1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;|[[1996 NBA playoffs|1996]]
| style="text-align:left;|[[1995–96 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 8 || 8 || '''38.5''' || .407 || .396 || .435 || 7.1 || 3.0 || '''2.6''' || '''1.6''' || '''13.1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;|[[1997 NBA playoffs|1997]]
| style="text-align:left;|[[1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 9 || 9 || 31.0 || .447 || .429 || .778 || 5.3 || 1.4 || 1.1 || .8 || 6.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;|[[1998 NBA playoffs|1998]]
| style="text-align:left;|[[1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 13 || 13 || 32.5 || '''.557''' || .353 || .683 || 6.5 || 3.1 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 8.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;|[[1999 NBA playoffs|1999]]
| style="text-align:left;|[[1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 8 || 0 || 22.1 || .462 || .417 || .786 || 4.5 || 1.4 || .8 || .8 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2000 NBA playoffs|2000]]†
| style="text-align:left;|[[1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| '''23''' || 0 || 26.9 || .407 || .288 || .702 || 5.3 || 2.5 || .9 || .8 || 7.6
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2001 NBA playoffs|2001]]†
| style="text-align:left;|[[2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 16 || 0 || 23.9 || .368 || .362 || .591 || 5.2 || 1.9 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 5.9
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2002 NBA playoffs|2002]]†
| style="text-align:left;|[[2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 19 || 14 || 37.0 || .449 || .387 || .789 || '''8.1''' || 3.2 || 1.7 || .8 || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;|[[2003 NBA playoffs|2003]]
| style="text-align:left;|[[2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
| 12 || 10 || 31.1 || .319 || .053 || .556 || 6.7 || 3.1 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 5.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;|[[2004 NBA playoffs|2004]]
| style="text-align:left;|[[2003–04 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 10 || 0 || 21.1 || .465 || .364 || '''.929''' || 6.3 || .9 || .8 || .2 || 6.1
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2005 NBA playoffs|2005]]†
| style="text-align:left;|[[2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| '''23''' || 0 || 26.9 || .448 || '''.447''' || .732 || 5.4 || 2.0 || .9 || .9 || 9.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;|[[2006 NBA playoffs|2006]]
| style="text-align:left;|[[2005–06 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 13 || 5 || 17.2 || .405 || .353 || .731 || 3.7 || .8 || .4 || .7 || 4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|[[2007 NBA playoffs|2007]]†
| style="text-align:left;|[[2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 18 || 0 || 20.1 || .417 || .351 || .824 || 3.9 || 1.6 || .6 || 1.3 || 4.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;|[[2008 NBA playoffs|2008]]
| style="text-align:left;|[[2007–08 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| 15 || 0 || 10.3 || .194 || .227 || .667 || 2.1 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 1.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 244 || 116 || 28.0 || .426 || .359 || .722 || 5.6 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .9 || 7.9
{{s-end}}

==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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-jun-14-la-sp-0615-robert-horry-daughter-20110615-story.html |title=Daughter of former Laker Robert Horry dies at age 17 |last=Turner |first=Broderick |date=June 14, 2011 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 5, 2018 |language=en-US |issn=0458-3035 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126170213/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/14/sports/la-sp-0615-robert-horry-daughter-20110615 |archive-date=November 26, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> His older son Camron Horry played football at [[Texas A&M football|Texas A&M]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/Article/Texas-AM-TE-Camron-Horry-making-the-move-to-defense-117973796 |title=Texas A&M TE Camron Horry making the move to defense |access-date=May 5, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308080019/https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/Article/Texas-AM-TE-Camron-Horry-making-the-move-to-defense-117973796/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://usatodayhss.com/2016/camron-horry-son-of-seven-time-nba-champ-commits-to-texas-am-football |title=Camron Horry, son of seven-time NBA champ, commits to Texas A&M football |date=June 15, 2016 |work=USA Today High School Sports |access-date=May 26, 2017 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021002523/http://usatodayhss.com/2016/camron-horry-son-of-seven-time-nba-champ-commits-to-texas-am-football |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="g066">{{cite web |last=Bolch |first=Ben |title=Harvard-Westlake's Christian Horry, son of Robert Horry, will join UCLA as walk-on |website=Los Angeles Times |date=2024-02-16 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2024-02-16/christian-horry-robert-horry-ucla-harvard-westlake |access-date=2025-03-10 |archive-date=January 10, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110231327/https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2024-02-16/christian-horry-robert-horry-ucla-harvard-westlake |url-status=live }}</ref> Horry coached his AAU Big Shot basketball team in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/08/09/robert-horry-fight-son-AAU-game-hot-clicks |title=Hot Clicks: Robert Horry gets in fight at son's game |website=SI.com |date=August 9, 2017 |access-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512125004/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/08/09/robert-horry-fight-son-AAU-game-hot-clicks |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> On September 29, 2019, he married his long-time girlfriend Candice Madrid.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/sports/robert-horry-marries-fiancee-candice-madrid/ |title=Former NBA Star Robert Horry Marries Fiancée Candice Madrid in 'Classic' California Wedding |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206043341/https://people.com/sports/robert-horry-marries-fiancee-candice-madrid/ |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Horry appeared as himself in a 2023 episode of the television series ''[[The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series)|The Lincoln Lawyer]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |title=The Lincoln Lawyer (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718062417/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833978/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
* [[List of NBA players with most championships]]
* [[List of NBA career playoff steals leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career playoff 3-point scoring leaders]]
* [[List of NBA career playoff games played leaders]]

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==References==
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