Atlanta Hawks
Trae Young Discusses Mental Health in New Initiative
Late in the fourth quarter of last night’s win over the Clippers, Hawks point guard Trae Young saw his teammate Onyeka Okongwu cutting to the rim. Young’s teamwork with Okongwu turned a typical play into a highlight reel alley-oop. That’s what the Hawks and their All-Star point guard do on and off the court. They make …
Bothered by ailing knee, Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid fades in second half as Atlanta Hawks rally to tie series
ATLANTA — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid’s second round-series against the Atlanta Hawks went from historical comparisons to the “Big Dipper,” Wilt Chamberlain, to a Big O’fer in the second half of Monday’s 103-100 loss that tied things up 2-2. Embiid went 0-for-12 in the second half, accounting for the most attempts without a make …
‘I know what they do when the show is over’
12:27 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN As fans in Madison Square Garden rose to their feet to give one last round of applause to their New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young wanted to send the crowd home with one more parting gift. In the final minute of Wednesday’s Game 5, Young sized up Knicks …
NBA trade grades – Who wins the Hawks-Blazers deal?
In a challenge trade of wings entering the final season of lavish four-year contracts signed in the free-spending summer of 2016, the Portland Trail Blazers upgraded their shooting with Kent Bazemore while the Atlanta Hawks will add playmaking with Evan Turner. Does the deal make sense for both sides, and what does it imply about …
Hawks trade up to 4, get UVA’s Hunter
The Atlanta Hawks have acquired the No. 4 pick, Virginia guard De’Andre Hunter, in Thursday’s NBA draft from the New Orleans Pelicans for the No. 8 (Texas center Jaxson Hayes), 17 and 35 picks, league sources told ESPN. The Pelicans are also sending Solomon Hill, the No. 57 pick and a future second-round pick to …
