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You may have heard the saying “Once a shooter, always a shooter.”  But for Atlanta Hawks veteran Vince Carter, “once a dunker, always a dunker” may be more applicable. The 21-year veteran once again displayed his hops as he went up for a dunk from near the free-throw line circle in the fourth quarter of […]

Friday night’s matchup between the Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks resulted in one of the most memorable contests of the season thus far. The Bulls emerged victorious in the quadruple overtime battle, 168-161, with Chicago guard Zach LaVine leading the charge for his team with a huge 47-point performance. He had a particular highlight […]

Atlanta Hawks veteran Vince Carter is still going at it. In the Hawks’ quadruple overtime thriller against the Chicago Bulls on Friday night, the 42-year old Carter played over a whopping 44 minutes. With that, Vinsanity just became the oldest player in NBA history to play over 44 minutes in a game, according to Sportsnet […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young may have just punched his ticket to the GOAT conversation after his historic 49-point, 16-assist performance against the Chicago Bulls. With that stat-line, Young joined Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James as the only rookies to notch 40-plus points and 10-plus assists in a […]

Trae Young did more than just surpass his career-high in points on Friday night – he reached a milestone that no other first-year player ever has. Young became the first rookie in league history to record at least 45 points and 15 assists in a game, per Justin Kubatko of StatMuse. The 20-year-old guard finished […]

Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine and Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young gave the fans their money’s worth, going back and forth to try to lead their respective teams to victory. LaVine flirted with a triple-double, finishing with 47 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds to lead the Bulls to a 168-161 win. Despite the loss, Young went […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young is special. On Friday against the Chicago Bulls, Young became just the fourth rookie in NBA history to score at least 35-plus points in three consecutive games since the ABA-NBA merger. The other three players to accomplish that feat are Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson and Bernard King, three […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie Trae Young continues to make a late, strong push for the Rookie of the Year Award, as he was once again impressive against the Chicago Bulls on Friday. As of the fourth overtime, Young has 47 points and 16 assists, and he joins Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as the only players […]

The Atlanta Hawks are slated to take on the Chicago Bulls in Atlanta on Friday night. Unfortunately for the team, they will be without the services of John Collins in the game. The Hawks are coming off of an overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday that saw their two young franchise centerpieces, Trae Young […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and Dallas Mavericks guard-forward Luka Doncic have been named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in February. Once again, Atlanta #Hawks rookie Trae Young and Dallas #Mavs rookie Luka Doncic have been named the #NBA East and West Rookies of the […]

Last Friday, Yahoo Sports Canada hosted Raptors point guard Jeremy Lin on their Inside the Green Room with Danny Green podcast. In the episode, they talked about Lin’s first impressions of Toronto after joining the Raptors earlier in the month. The conversation turned to 42-year-old Vince Carter, Lin’s former teammate in Atlanta and the oldest […]

The Atlanta Hawks are going to try and shock the basketball world this summer, as according to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the organization is going to pursue some of the top free agents in the offseason. Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson and Tobias Harris all become free agents after […]

The 2019 draft class graced the NBA with plenty of young, talented players. While the rookie of the year discussion has been driven most of the season by Luka Doncic, Trae Young is doing everything in his power as of late to not let the voters off easy. His latest feat has put him among […]

While Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is widely considered as this season’s frontrunner for the Rookie of the Year award, Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has been making a lot of noise himself lately. Logging a career-high 36 points on Wednesday in a 131-123 overtime victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Young was able […]

The Atlanta Hawks are virtually out of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference, but this season has not been for naught as their young core of Trae Young and John Collins continue to develop on-court chemistry. That special connection between the two young stars was evident in their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves when […]

Trae Young aspires to be like Chris Paul when he fully establishes himself in the NBA. Not only on the court, but off of it as well. “The way Chris carries himself, the way he gives back and the way he is with younger players is the same way I want to be when I […]

The Atlanta Hawks are well out of the playoff race this season. But there are plenty of reasons to believe in a bright future for the team. The first that comes to mind is rookie sensation Trae Young. For a piece published Tuesday afternoon, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic asked Young about the Rookie of […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young put on a show on Monday against Chris Paul, James Harden and the Houston Rockets. The 20-year-old scored a career-high 36 points and also dished out eight assists. It was a performance the youngster will remember for a long time since he did it against one of the […]

The Atlanta Haws have added another shooter to their stable of  young marksmen. According to Chris Vivlamore of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the team will sign BJ Johnson to a 10-day contract later this week. The Hawks will sign shooting guard B.J. Johnson to a 10-day contract. Story to come. — Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) February 26, […]

According to New York Daily News, one of the more luminous talents of the 1990s is dealing with a challenge far greater than anything he faced in professional basketball. Former NBA star Kenny Anderson has been hospitalized with a stroke. Anderson had an illustrious 14-year career that included an All-Star Game appearance. Anderson had a […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni knew star James Harden would see an end to his rampant scoring streak sooner than later, while also expressing confidence in his All-Star shooting guard starting another tear: “Eventually, it was going to have to end one of these days,” said D’Antoni, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston […]

The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Houston Rockets on Monday night, but during the defeat, rookie guard Trae Young exploded for 36 points, marking the highest-scoring game for a Hawks rookie since John Drew dropped 38 points in 1975: Trae Young scored 36 points versus the Rockets tonight, the most by an @ATLHawks rookie in […]

Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon wanted his elbow to say hello to Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul’s face. But the former wasn’t going to get away with the hit as the referees called a technical foul afterward. Replay Review (Game Crew): if a potential hostile act was committed by Dedmon in Q3 of #ATLatHOU. […]

On Monday night, the Atlanta Hawks headed to Houston to take on the Rockets. Tempers flared between the two teams in the third quarter when Atlanta forward Vince Carter landed a hard hit on Rockets point guard Austin Rivers. Upon review, Carter was assessed with a flagrant foul for the hit. In the video, Carter clearly […]

With the last quarter of the regular season all that remains until the start of the playoffs, the Houston Rockets have their work cut out for them. Currently in the fifth seed with a 34-25 record, the Rockets will try to climb as high as they can in the Western Conference standings before the postseason […]

Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden is listed as probably for tonight’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Teammate Iman Shumpert, who has been out for the last two games after the All-Star break, is also a go, after experiencing some knee soreness the past week. Head coach […]

Trae Young’s unrelenting confidence is among the many traits that make him one of the league’s most promising young playmakers. Considering the competitive nature of Saturday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, though, the Atlanta Hawks rookie might want to think twice before taking a page out of Stephen Curry’s All-Star playbook. Trae Young watched the […]

The Atlanta Hawks announced an injury-related change to their starting lineup for Friday’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Veteran guard Kent Bazemore will start next to Trae Young in the backcourt, with rookie sharpshooter Kevin Huerter missing the game with an ankle injury. Lloyd Pierce says Kent Bazemore will get the start in place of […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young wants you to know that he and Duke star Zion Williamson are in totally different boats. After Williamson hurt his knee on Wednesday, many players, including Young, started criticizing the NCAA for not playing its players and encouraged Williamson to sit out the rest of the season and […]

Zion Williamson is a freak of nature. No human being that big and strong should still be that explosive, quick, and skilled. The Duke freshman going first overall is practically a formality at this point— regardless of fit. For those of you who pay no attention to betting, that would mean you would have to […]

The Atlanta Hawks are filling their 14th roster spot with the signing of guard Jordan Sibert. As reported by Chris Kirschner of The Athleitc, the Hawks are signing Sibert to a 10-day contract from their G League affiliate, the Erie Bayhawks. The Atlanta Hawks are signing guard Jordan Sibert from their G-League affiliate to a […]

Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young got off to a slow start this season, and the critics were ready to call him a bust. As he’s done his entire life, though, Young blocked out all the outside noise and just worked on his craft day in and day out. He didn’t care that Dallas […]

The Atlanta Hawks are no doubt one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference. However, it can be argued that they have the most upside compared to other bottom-of-the-barrel teams. With rookie point guard Trae Young and up-and-coming big man John Collins slowly becoming the new faces of the Hawks franchise, veteran forward Taurean […]

NBA TV held a discussion with some of the top rookies of this season, but Atlanta Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young wasn’t invited. Phoenix Suns big man Deandre Ayton, Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III, Dallas Mavericks point-forward Luka Doncic and Memphis Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. were invited to talk about their rookie […]

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is typically not kind to big men, and that was on full display on Saturday night when Atlanta Hawks center John Collins put forth an underwhelming performance that was instantly mocked on social media. Collins was not happy with his showing: “I was just disappointed,” Collins said, according to Chris […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic didn’t win anything in the events he participated in at the All-Star Weekend, but he is taking it all in stride. Luka Doncic lost as part of Team World in the Rising Stars game and reached only the final four of the Skills Challenge, getting knocked out by Atlanta […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks made sure that rookie point guards Trae Young and Luka Doncic would be linked together forever upon swapping the tandem of up-and-comers at the 2018 NBA Draft. After originally selected Doncic at No. 3 overall, the Hawks promptly shipped the Slovenian point guard to Dallas in exchange for the aforementioned […]

There are those who relish the simplicity of a dunk, and then there’s Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins at All-Star Saturday. Regardless of where you stand on the debate concerning the use of props in dunk contests, you have to give the Hawks power forward some measure of credit. Playing in relative anonymity his […]

Kyrie Irving was on the broadcast during the Rising Stars contest between Team USA and the World Team. He was discussing the Atlanta Hawk’s Trae Young and his ability as a rookie point guard. Young then went completely Uncle Drew mode, using his handles to get by while throwing a nasty behind the back pass […]