On the court, the Atlanta Hawks are struggling mightily. They have lost their last four games and eight of their last ten, with their overall record falling to 15-16 after another loss to the Chicago Bulls last night.
The Atlanta Hawks narrowly fell to the Chicago Bulls, 126–123, in a highly competitive Eastern Conference matchup at State Farm Arena. Despite leading for much of the contest and receiving standout performances from Trae Young and Jalen Johnson, Atlanta was unable to close the game in the final minutes.
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. Not when the Atlanta Hawks were cruising with an 18-point lead over the Bulls in the second quarter. Not even when they held a comfortable 10-point cushion with under six minutes left in the game.
The Atlanta Hawks have not had much injury luck this season, and most of them have come from frontcourt players at the end of the bench. In a span of just two weeks, the Hawks have lost three G League players to season-ending injuries: Jacob Toppin, Eli Ndiaye, and, most recently, N’Faly Dante.
ATLANTA, GA – It wasn’t like the last game, but the result was the same. The Atlanta Hawks trailed for most of the first game against the Chicago Bulls two days ago, but they were able to give themselves a chance late.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
A fight broke out in Atlanta during the Hawks vs. the Bulls when Trae Young smacked Ayo Dosunmu on his posterior. The Bulls player was subbing out of the game midway through the fourth quarter when the Bulls were down by seven points (105-112).
Coming into this game, the Atlanta Hawks were taking on the Chicago Bulls in a rematch of Sunday night's thriller. This game would honestly match the intensity of that game, but unfortunately end with the same result in a close one with controversy striking.
The Atlanta Hawks frontcourt has been plagued by injuries recently. But the Hawks took a step in providing some depth with the signing of Malik Williams, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisik.
When the season began, the Atlanta Hawks looked like they had one of the best frontcourts and center situations in the NBA. They had just traded for Kristaps Porzingis, Onyeka Okongwu showed a lot of growth as the starter on the previous year's team, and Atlanta was able to smartly sign away N'Faly Dante from the Rockets.
The Hawks have reached an agreement with center Malik Williams on a two-way contract, sources tell Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN (Twitter link). Williams has been playing for Atlanta’s G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, appearing in 14 games for the team so far this season.
Hawks star point guard Trae Young made his highly anticipated return last week, but the results did not exactly inspire confidence that Atlanta is ready to vault toward contention in the Eastern Conference.
The Atlanta Hawks may be interested in Giannis Antetokounmpo. They just don’t want to pay that price. According to Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal, Atlanta has no appetite for including Jalen Johnson in any pursuit of the Bucks star.
Atlanta Hawks center N'Faly Dante will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, the team announced on Tuesday. Dante sustained the injury last Friday while playing for the College Park Skyhawks in the NBA G League Winter Showcase in Orlando, Fla.
Hawks center N’Faly Dante has been diagnosed with a torn ACL in his right knee, the team announced today in a press release. According to the Hawks, Dante will undergo surgery in January and will miss the rest of the 2025/26 season.
The Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks were involved in a shootout on Sunday night. Both teams, which have underperformed in the season thus far, turned up the heat on the offensive end.
The injury bug has come back to bite the Atlanta Hawks once again through the first 29 games of this season. Trae Young only played in six contests due to a sprained MCL on Oct.
Hawks two-way player Eli Ndiaye has suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will undergo season-ending surgery in early January, the team announced (via Twitter).
The Atlanta Hawks will try to regain their footing on Sunday when they host the resurgent Chicago Bulls for the first leg of a two-game series. Atlanta has lost six of its last eight games and was blown out 126-98 in its last game vs.
For the second time in a year, Kristaps Porzingis is dealing with some sort of unexplained illness that will cause him to miss time. Porzingis is set to miss the next two weeks with an illness and will undergo further evaluation, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.