HAWKS RUMORS & GOSSIP

The summer of uncertainty began officially for Hawks the moment they walked off that floor in Boston in Game 6, losers in a win-or-go-home playoff game that they knew would signal the end of an era. Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Horford and Marvin Williams form the nucleus of a team that was good enough to make the playoffs five straight years, good enough to make the second round...

Joe Johnson helped turned this Hawks franchise around .. but is his time up? The Atlanta Hawks are one of the NBA great anaomly’s. This year they found themselves in familiar territory as they got bounced in the first round by a youthful KG and the Boston Celtics. The team has taken many journeys from the days when Dominique and Bird used to go at it. You had the Dikembe...

Joe Johnson averaged 19 points, four assists, and four rebounds per game. Does that really deserve any kind of consideration or even a fifth-place vote for the Most Valuable Player award?The Atlanta Hawks guard, at some points throughout the season, was inconsistent and forward Josh Smith played better then him.Johnson was signed to a mega-$119-million-deal from Atlanta in 2010,...

The NBA has fined Atlanta Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. $35,000 for publicly criticizing NBA officiating and making negative comments about an opposing player. The NBA also on Saturday announced Hawks rookie Ivan Johnson was fined $25,000 for directing an obscene gesture toward fans. Gearon was quoted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as calling Boston Celtics forward Kevin...

The NBA has fined Atlanta Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. $35,000 for publicly criticizing NBA officiating and making negative comments about an opposing player. The NBA also on Saturday announced Hawks rookie Ivan Johnson was fined $25,000 for directing an obscene gesture toward fans. Gearon was quoted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as calling Boston Celtics forward Kevin...

The NBA has admitted that its officials blew a critical call in the final seconds of the Celtics-Hawks that should have given the Hawks a free throw and possession of the ball.

The Atlanta Hawks bowed out of their first round playoff match-up against the Boston Celtics, albeit not without a fight, and brought their season to a close.  As is usually the case between these two teams, it was a closely contested and physical series. The Celtics won the series 4-2, but only one of the Boston victories was by more than seven points, and the Hawks held Boston...

ATLANTA Five seasons ago the Atlanta Hawks made the organization's first postseason in nine years, losing in seven games in an exciting first-round series to the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics. For the next three years, the Hawks advanced to the second round, but could go no farther. On Thursday, the Hawks, as the Eastern Conferences No. 4 seed, were eliminated in the...

The Atlanta Hawks have entered a painfully early start to their offseason of uncertainty. After advancing to the second round of the playoffs three straight years, the Hawks were eliminated in the first round with Thursday night's Game 6 loss at Boston. Atlanta's players, bleary from lack of sleep, were told by coach Larry Drew in a final team meeting on Friday morning...

BOSTON-After dousing the Hawks thoughts of forcing a Game 7 on their home court, Kevin Garnett responded to another situation at his post-game media conference. If you will recall Hawks owner Michael Gearon Jr. said that Garnett is “dirtiest guy in the league. Those comments proved to be the ultimate locker room bulletin board material as it fueled Garnett’s performance...

The Hawks are doing all they can to give the C's bulletin board material. Last week, Ivan Johnson called Kevin Garnett dirty, and now their team owner is following suit. 

Some coaches might have put their teams through a grueling practice. Or a humiliating video session, calling out players mistake by mistake. Or they might have done a little of both and screamed and yelled. Not Larry Drew. Drew might be 54, but he is new school. He's also been around the NBA forever as a player and a long-time assistant and now in his second season as a head...

ATLANTA Al Horford wasn't feeling any pain. Maybe it was the adrenaline. Or possibly he was numb. Most likely he was still in shock. Some how, some way, the young Atlanta Hawks center shrugged off the rustiness and steadied his legs and found the breath to grind and battle the Boston Celtics for 41 minutes. And the Hawks needed all of Horford's seconds and every one of...

Knicks coach Mike Woodson said he feels as though Carmelo Anthony needs to be in better shape heading into next season for New York to be successful.

Most NBA rookies would cower in fear at the thought of getting on Kevin Garnett's bad side. Ivan Johnson, however, is not your typical NBA rookie.