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CBS46, Atlanta’s local CBS sports news outlet, confirmed that Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer was found not guilty in his DUI charge from August 2013 by an Atlanta jury yesterday morning. Budenholzer, head coach of the Hawks for 3 seasons after winning 4 championships as an assistant under Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, instead received […]

This offseason will have a huge impact on the future of the Atlanta Hawks. All-Star center Al Horford is set to hit free agency and there’s no guarantee that he’ll remain a Hawk moving forward. Atlanta’s front office built an ultimate team, which finished first in the Eastern Conference in 2014-15 with four All-Stars, but […]

With this years huge spike in the NBA salary cap, many players have began putting their talents on the market. Recently, Dwight Howard has been said to be a potential free agent on the Atlanta Hawks drawing board. The Hawks going to the playoffs this year as the fourth seed probably helps their case when trying […]

On Wednesday the Utah Jazz agreed to a three team trade that would send this year’s number 12 draft pick to Atlanta in return for Pacers’ point guard George Hill. At 30 years old, Hill will become the most experienced player on the roster for the Jazz, who missed the playoffs by one game this […]

Al Horford is a wanted man, and the Atlanta Hawks know it. The Hawks want to keep Horford in Atlanta if possible, and they are willing to trade their draft picks to shore up the teams weaknesses to convince him to stay, according to ESPN’s Marc  Stein. The Hawks have two picks now, the second […]

The off-season is officially under way! We have been hearing plenty of rumors circulating for the past couple of weeks that have included some big time players. Today, the first trade of the summer has been finalized. Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to break the news just a little while ago: Atlanta is sending guard […]

Al Horford has spent all nine years of his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks, but it finally appears that he’ll be on the move this summer. With a number of teams expected to offer him maximum contracts, the Hawks might decide to allocate their funds else where, paving the way for his departure. So, […]

The Golden State Warriors are currently facing immense disappointment, becoming the first team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 lead in the Finals. Warriors fans do have something to look forward to however, as Vegas sportsbooks place Golden State as the early favorite to win the 2017 title at 7-4 odds. Newly crowned champion […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague shared an interesting message after all of the trade rumors and speculation about his play this season. The seven-year guard averaged 15.7 point, 5.9 assists, and 1.2 steals this season in 79 games. He also found himself in a different part of the team’s rotation, backing up Dennis Shroder from the bench […]

According to The Vertical’s Shams Charania, the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers are discussing a deal to swap Jeff Teague and Nerlens Noel. This deal comes before the Sixers, who recently won the number-one pick in the NBA Draft, picks their consideration between front runners Ben Simmons and Brandon Igram. Teague has one year remaining on […]

The list of teams going after Kevin Durant is growing. According to Jeff Schultz of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Hawks are going to join the chase for KD. Oklahoma City may actually the best for Durant. Although the team had a disappointing collapse in the Western Conference Finals, he and his close friend and […]

When DeMarre Carroll signed a four-year, $58 million deal with the Toronto Raptors last summer, he was expected to make an impact. Known as a defensive stopper and a capable three-point shooter with the Atlanta Hawks, it was expected Carroll would fill the same role with a rising Raptors team. While Toronto ended up exceeding […]

Let’s address the elephant in the room. There has been enough talk already about the new TV deal the NBA has signed. This deal triples the amount of revenue the league is getting under its current contract at around 24 billion dollars. Players are opting out of their contracts in hopes of landing larger contracts […]

Despite being swept out of the Eastern Conference playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second straight season, Kent Bazemore wants to remain an Atlanta Hawk. The 26-year-old swingman stated during the team’s exit interviews that he would love to return to Atlanta, via Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “I would love to return […]

In the world of sports, it’s easy to find yourself as a fan angry and ranting about many things that happen to your favorite team that were unfavorable. It’s also important to not take things so seriously as well. As the cliché goes, it’s just a game, and that is true by a large account. […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been struggling in the playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers as they took another loss on Friday night and now trail the series 3-0. The Hawks seem to have difficulty with the Cavs as they got swept by the Cavs in last years playoffs. Despite the struggle, Kris Humphries got the crowd […]

It was a tough go for the Atlanta Hawks in the first two games of their second round series with the Cleveland Cavaliers. They were outscored by a total of 36 points, driven in part by a NBA-record 25 three-pointers by the Cavs in Game 2. Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer is ecstatic to be […]

Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals saw the Cavaliers blow out the Atlanta Hawks in a game that ended 123-98, but was never really even that close. The Cavs were on fire from the beginning, draining 18 from beyond the arc in the first half (an NBA record) and going into the third quarter […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were on absolute fire last night, and Atlanta Hawks sharp shooter Kyle Korver was completely stunned by it. Korver, one of the best long range shooters in the NBA when he’s right, watched as the Cavs poured in an NBA record 25 three-pointers on Wednesday night. Cleveland rode the barrage of treys […]

For as good as the Boston Celtics were in 2015-16, they lacked one key ingredient to a championship—a superstar. According to Chris Mannix of The Vertical, the Celtics plan on making a run at the biggest superstar in the free agent pool this offseason, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant. Manic reports: “The Celtics believe Durant will […]

At the end of a hard-fought playoff series, teams converge at center court and exchange pleasantries: encouraging words are said on one end of the floor, congratulatory words on the other. It’s customary in the NBA and across other professional sports leagues to do so. In the Atlanta Hawks’ series-clinching 104-92 victory in Game 6 […]

Dominique Wilkins is a Hall of Famer for his legendary play with the Atlanta Hawks. But he was never able to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals as a player, and that had a lot to do with the Boston Celtics beating the Hawks in all three of their playoff meeting during Wilkins career. […]

The Boston Celtics entered the fourth quarter of their Game 5 matchup with the Atlanta Hawks down by 30 points. Despite the Celtics being well on their way to a loss, head coach Brad Stevens kept his star player, Isaiah Thomas, in the game. Less than two minutes into the final quarter, Thomas sprained his […]

Isaiah Thomas may have suffered a mild ankle sprain in a blowout Game 5 loss, but it doesn’t mean he won’t suit up for Game 6. After the Boston Celtics took a 110-83 loss to the Atlanta Hawks to move one game away from elimination, Thomas stressed that he will play in Game 6 on Thursday […]

The Boston Celtics not only lost Game 5 on Tuesday night, they lost their top player as a result. All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas suffered a mild left ankle sprain during a drive to the basket in the loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The injury occurred in the fourth quarter with the team trailing by […]

A major shift in momentum has struck the Atlanta Hawks, and not for the better. After taking a 2-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics, Atlanta has fallen twice in a row in close games on the road to even the series. Game 4 was especially notable because they held a 16-point advantage before Marcus […]

Boston Celtics fans can finally exhale—Isaiah Thomas won’t be suspended for Game 4 after all. After plenty of speculation that the All-Star point guard would be suspended following his closed-fist hit of the Atlanta Hawks‘ Dennis Schroder in Game 3, the NBA has officially assessed Thomas a flagrant-1 for the incident, not a suspension. NBA […]

Isaiah Thomas and Dennis Schroder got into it with each other during the Boston Celtics‘ victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Things got chippy between the two in the 1st quarter of Game 3, as Thomas appeared to have given Schroder a sneaky and dirty slap in the face as he headed back to the defensive end to guard Thomas. […]

During the Kiss Cam segment of the Atlanta Hawks playoff game versus the Boston Celtics, a couple that ended up on the cam were photobombed by the woman sitting directly behind them when she decided to start inhaling her two slices of pizza as if they were the last slices on Earth. The couple continued […]

The Boston Celtics are in deep trouble. After a strong regular season that included an exciting win over the Golden State Warriors that broke their 54-home game winning streak, the Celtics have lost the opening two games of their first round matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. Game one came down right to the wire before […]

Harry the Hawk is the mascot for the Atlanta Hawks. Just like any other mascot, Harry the Hawk tries to attempt stunts to try to entertain the crowd. Yesterday during Game 2 against the Celtics, Harry  attempted to jump from one rail to another and it didn’t go so well… RELATED: Change coming to Chicago Bulls […]

The 2016 NBA playoffs haven’t gone as planned so far for the Boston Celtics. In game one, the C’s fell by just one point to the Atlanta Hawks after being on the wrong end of a number of questionable calls. To compound their anguish, they also lost Avery Bradley. Then, the first quarter of game […]

The NBA playoffs are well underway, and the action has been red hot so far. Tempers have flared, emotions are running high, and a few finishes have come down right to the wire. To celebrate this joyous time of year for basketball fans, an artist named Asur has made each first round matchup look like something […]

The Atlanta Hawks are currently involved in a tough first-round series with the Boston Celtics, but the biggest storyline from the game was a comment made by Celtics analyst Tommy Heinsohn. Following the Hawks’ 102-101 victory over the Celtics in Game 1, Heinsohn said that Al Horford was “not a great player.” Horford, who posted […]

The Brooklyn Nets recently announced that they have hired former Atlanta Hawks’ Assistant Coach Kenny Atkinson as their new Head Coach, and no one seems happier for him than the Hawks‘ players. When the Hawks’ players were told about the Nets’ most recent hire, they were genuinely excited for their former coach and couldn’t say […]

When the Boston Celtics stormed back to beat the Miami Heat in the last game of the regular season last Wednesday, it appeared to have sealed a top-four seed and home-court advantage in the first round. Instead, Boston found themselves in a four-way tie with the Heat, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Charlotte Hornets. The […]

The 2016 NBA playoffs start today, and with it the “real season” begins as some would say. With a world championship on the line down the road, let’s take a look at each Eastern Conference playoff team’s biggest weakness, and why they probably won’t win the title. Let’s start with the teams most likely to […]

Chris Copeland is suing the nightclub 1OAK, where he was stabbed last year when arguing with his fiance’ turned into an objection of a stranger intervening and a stabbing. Copeland was partying at the nightclub with Thabo Sefolosha, when he got into the argument with Shevoy Bleary-Murdock when leaving 1 OAK. Pending the case, Copeland and his former fiance’ Katrine Saltara […]