Robert Keith Horry (/ˈɒri/ ORR-ee; born August 25, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player and current sports commentator.

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

Later, when Robert Sr. was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, the father and son met weekly.

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.

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.

[13] Horry was selected 11th overall in the 1992 NBA draft in the first round by the Houston Rockets as a small forward.

Horry went on to be a key member of the Rockets' title teams and began to build his "Big Shot" reputation[16] by hitting a game-winning jumper with 6.5 seconds left in Game 1 of the 1995 Western Conference Finals against the 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 Orlando Magic.

[17] On August 19, 1996, Horry was traded to the Phoenix Suns, along with Sam Cassell, Chucky Brown and Mark Bryant, for former NBA Most Valuable Player Charles Barkley.

Suns GM Jerry Colangelo wanted to suspend Horry for longer but, at that time, the Collective Bargaining Agreement allowed a maximum of two games.

[18] Horry was traded, along with Joe Kleine, to the Los Angeles Lakers on January 10, 1997, for Cedric Ceballos and Rumeal Robinson.

Shaquille O'Neal fouled out, but Kobe Bryant led a run to seal the Laker victory.

Horry built his reputation for clutch play in Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals against the Sacramento Kings.

On the final possession, after Kobe and Shaq missed consecutive layups, Sacramento center Vlade Divac knocked the ball away from the basket in an attempt to run out the clock.

[21] The Lakers would win the series in 7 games and sweep the New Jersey Nets 4–0 in the NBA Finals to complete a three-peat.

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 Spurs went on to win Game 5, 96–95, after Horry hit a game-winning three-point shot with 5.9 seconds left.

[22] During the 2007 playoffs, Horry body-checked Phoenix Suns' point guard Steve Nash, drawing a flagrant foul call.

The Spurs won the two ensuing games and moved on to the 2007 NBA Finals, where they swept the Cleveland Cavaliers.

[26] In 2009, Horry played in the 2009 NBA Asia Challenge against the Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars at Araneta Coliseum in Manila.

[32] 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.