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The Atlanta Hawks snapped the Los Angeles Lakers’ four-game winning streak on Saturday, but that was far from the most significant development at Staples Center on Saturday afternoon. Undoubtedly, the most important moment of the defending champions’ day–and season, to this point–came with 10:48 remaining in the second quarter. As MVP frontrunner LeBron James attempted […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young was hyped up to see his Oklahoma Sooners advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. No. 8 Oklahoma took down no. 9 Missouri Tigers in a tightly contested 72-68 victory on Saturday. THE WORK DONT STOP😤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 21, 2021 Young may be the star […]

The Ohio Bobcats took down the defending national champions Virginia Cavaliers in a 62-58 upset to kick off their NCAA Tournament. Bobcats star Jason Preston paid a touching tribute to his late mother after the game, saying: “When I see 3-2-1, that was all I was thinking about. I hope she’s proud.” Atlanta Hawks star […]

The Atlanta Hawks bagged their eighth consecutive victory on Saturday in a tremendous win over the defending champs, the Los Angeles Lakers. What caught headlines, however, is the ankle injury LeBron James sustained during the contest — something that Hawks star Trae Young addressed after the game. James was forced to exit in the second […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar and MVP candidate LeBron James injured his ankle on Saturday against the streaking Atlanta Hawks. James, who is now out indefinitely, was diagnosed with a high right ankle sprain. The injury happened when James was fighting for the loose ball against former teammate Rajon Rondo and Solomon Hill.  Here's the video […]

Dennis Schroder had looked up to Rajon Rondo all these years but on Saturday morning, the Los Angeles Lakers guard didn’t appreciate his idol’s antics on the court. In the second quarter of the Lakers’ game versus the streaking Atlanta Hawks, Rondo was called for a technical after the two-time champion pushed the basketball right […]

LeBron James suffered an ankle injury during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 99-94 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday which forced the four-time MVP to exit the game prematurely. The injury happened during a loose ball play, and for his part, Lakers big man Montrezl Harrell has called out Solomon Hill of the Hawks for […]

During their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers welcomed Rondo back with a heartwarming tribute video. https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1373361517148532738?s=20 Ahead of the 20-2021 season, Rondo signed with the Hawks in hopes to give Atlanta an experience point guard behind Trae Young. But before he joined the Hawks, Rondo gave everything he had […]

With the NBA trade deadline quickly approaching, teams around the league are making some last-minute offers before March 25th. With multiple playoff-caliber organizations for ways to improve their roster, there may be a few trades in the coming days and the Los Angeles Clippers might be active. Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans has […]

It can’t be denied that players from the 2018 NBA Draft class are making a pretty strong case for themselves in the NBA cards market. First off, you’ve got Luka Doncic and Trae Young, the two most popular stars from this class. The former is considered by many as the next face of the NBA […]

The Atlanta Hawks have just won seven straight games. Let that sink in. Trae Young shared his thoughts on his team’s current streak following a blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets, 116-93, on Thursday night (h/t Hawks on Twitter): https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/1372737228720463879 In case you missed it, the Hawks changed their Twitter handle to commemorate their seventh […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been playing better basketball since they fired previous head coach Lloyd Pierce. Under new head coach Nate McMillan, the Hawks have won six straight and are 7-3 in their last 10 games. This doesn’t mean they want to keep their roster intact though as they’re expected to make noise this coming […]

The NBA trade deadline is just one week away, but it appears the Atlanta Hawks will not be trading forward John Collins. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN said on the latest edition of The Woj Pod he believes the Hawks will keep Collins through the deadline despite interest from multiple teams: “John Collins, I think, is […]

With the March 25th NBA trade deadline fast approaching, now is the time contenders come into their final form. For the Milwaukee Bucks, that means finding the right combination of players to take advantage of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s greatness. Back-to-back disappointing playoff runs mean that the margin of error for general manager Jon Horst and the […]

Changes are happening in the city of Atlanta. The organization recently parted ways with its head coach Lloyd Pierce. Now, as the March 25th trade deadline approaches, the Hawks are more likely looking to shake their roster. It has been an up-and-down season for the Hawks, to say the least. The route that they’re looking […]

Mission #GetTonyToTheLine accomplished. Atlanta Hawks forward Tony Snell notched another rather ignominious NBA record and secured his standing as the king of empty stat lines. Rob Perez aka ‘WorldWideWob’ has been keeping track of Snell’s “record” and that has finally come to a stop when the 29-year old got fouled and went to the free-throw […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves might have the worst record in the NBA, but they are nonetheless intent on making a major splash ahead of the March 25 trade deadline. Veteran ESPN NBA writer Jackie MacMullan said the T-wolves were “dying” to acquire Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins on the most recent episode of The Bill Simmons […]

Atlanta Hawks forward Tony Snell knocked down a huge game-winning trey against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday, and teammate Trae Young is loving every bit of it. Young, who was responsible for finding the wide-open Snell on the Hawks’ final possession, immediately took to Twitter to send out some much-deserved praise towards the 29-year-old Snell. […]

  The Atlanta Hawks got an unlikely hero on Thursday night as Tony Snell knocked down a massive buzzer-beating three to give his team a 121-120 win over the Toronto Raptors. Snell’s three-point bomb didn’t even touch the rim as his smooth jumper hit the bottom of the net as the final buzzer sounded to […]

After it was revealed that both Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers will be forced to sit out the much-anticipated NBA All-Star Game due to health and safety protocols, the name of Atlanta Hawks superstar Trae Young was immediately thrown into the fire as a possible replacement for the Sixers duo. Young […]

Both Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are slated to miss the All-Star game due to COVID-19 contact tracing, leading some to believe that Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks could replace one of them. Amid the drama happening in Atlanta at the All-Star festivities, Young posted a GIF of Jiminy Cricket as his response to […]

After gaining some hype before the start of the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have suffered through a disastrous 2020-21 campaign thus far. The Timberwolves currently hold a league-worst 7-29 record and clearly need as much help as they can get, which is why they’re in the market for a roster upgrade. Karl-Anthony Towns leads the […]

The Atlanta Hawks faced off against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night and trailed for much of the game, including being down 16 points with under six minutes to play. Trae Young and company, however, came back and won by a final margin of 115 to 112. The staggering comeback of the Hawks defied heavy […]

The Miami Heat were just not the same without the services of their franchise star Jimmy Butler on Tuesday night. Miami fell flat on the offensive end, managing to score just 80 points in a 14-point loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Both Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and shooting guard Tyler Herro offered the same […]

Going back to back against the Miami Heat, the Atlanta Hawks pulled away with a win in the second game during Tuesday night’s matchup. However, they accomplished this feat with power forward, John Collins, sitting on the bench. Trae Young and Nate McMillan both shared their opinion on what was going on with the Hawks […]

Nate McMillan made his debut as the Atlanta Hawks interim head coach on Tuesday and immediately picked up his first victory. After the game, he shared his vision for his team. Per Hawks reporter Kevin Chouinard, McMillan said that he wants his team to have the qualities of a fist. More McMillan: "We talk about […]

The fallout from the Atlanta Hawks’ decision to dismiss head coach Lloyd Pierce has revealed more details regarding the tension between Pierce and star point guard Trae Young. Chris Kirschner, Sam Amick, and David Aldridge of The Athletic reported Young’s relationship with Pierce grew more tenuous over time. Young did not always appreciate Pierce’s hard […]

Some Atlanta Hawks players were surprised to learn of head coach Lloyd Pierce’s dismissal on Monday. It is unlikely star point guard Trae Young was one of them. Chris Kirschner, Sam Amick and David Aldridge had a lengthy piece in The Athletic detailing how a number of key players wanted a change on the bench, […]

The Atlanta Hawks may have lost a head coach but they are getting a capable reinforcement back at the helm in swingman Bogdan Bogdanovic. The Serbian national is expected to make his return to the court after missing significant time due to a nagging knee injury. He will reportedly suit up for the Hawks in […]

On Monday, the Atlanta Hawks officially announced that the franchise had fired head coach Lloyd Pierce — something current San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich thinks might very well come back to haunt the Eastern Conference franchise. With Atlanta giving the 44-year-old Pierce just 34 games in 2020-21, it will now be former Indiana […]

The Atlanta Hawks have officially parted ways with head coach Lloyd Pierce, the team formally announced on Monday afternoon. However, the Eastern Conference franchise has wasted absolutely no time in replacing Pierce. The Hawks have tabbed former Indiana Pacers head coach Nate McMillan to serve as the team’s interim head coach, according to a recent […]

The Atlanta Hawks fired head coach Lloyd Pierce on Monday after a disappointing 14-20 start to the 2020-21 season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The team quickly confirmed the news. This decision comes following the Hawks’ collapse down the stretch in a loss to a Miami Heat team playing without star Jimmy Butler. Atlanta started […]

The Miami Heat will be without star forward Jimmy Butler on Sunday as the defending Eastern Conference champs take on Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, Butler will be forced to sit out Sunday’s tilt due to a knee problem: The Heat say Jimmy Butler (knee) […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been exciting to watch this season, which is surprising. Darius Bazley has become one of the most surprising developments in the NBA this season and made a highlight play on Friday night that got his teammates fired up. pic.twitter.com/uRNyQOrXMh — Boomtown Hoops (@BoomtownHoops) February 27, 2021 Bazley went up and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks faced off on Friday night in one of the weirdest games of the season, and for a strange reason. The two teams came out in the first half with jerseys that were hard to distinguish. The red vs. orange jerseys 😅😅😅 pic.twitter.com/by73UAz2KL — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) February […]

It wasn’t that long ago when the Dallas Mavericks bet all their cards on forming a European connection between Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis as cornerstones of the franchise. But looks like the Mavs no longer believe Porzingis is a suitable Robin for Luka’s Batman since they are quietly offering The Unicorn to other teams […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is undoubtedly one of the biggest snubs in this year’s edition of the All-Star squads. The fact that he was a starter for the East last season only makes matters worse—something with which Young himself seems to agree. Young employed the use of a couple of emojis to react […]

The Boston Celtics have hit a rough patch recently, prompting many to believe that changes need to be made to the roster. Following Boston’s lopsided loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, Danny Ainge had a brutally honest rant about the Celtics’ recent collapse, via Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports. Danny Ainge on the Celtics […]

Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce knew that forward Danilo Gallinari was in some sort of zone against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. But just to be sure, Pierce asked the Italian native if he can maintain his immaculate shooting stroke for long. And Gallinari responded with utmost confidence. After the game, Pierce shared their […]