ZAZA PACHULIA RUMORS

From Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal Constitution:L. Drew on J. Smith: "He doesn't have a limp which is a good sign. We are prepared to move fwd if we don't have him but hope we do."— Michael Cunningham (@ajchawks) May 3, 2012J. Smith on knee: "It's getting better and better each and every day. I will see how it feels at shootaround [Fri...

Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia won't play in Game 1 of the NBA playoff series against the Boston Celtics. Coach Larry Drew announced before Sunday's contest that third-stringer Jason Collins will start at center, sticking with the lineup that went 5-1 after Pachulia sprained his left foot on April 13. Drew says Pachulia's foot is getting better and it will be a...

#Hawks C @Al_Horford (pectoral) says he's out for 1st round vs. #Celtics. Hopes to play in 2nd round. — Michael Cunningham (@ajchawks) April 25, 2012 #Hawks also planning to be without C Zaza Pachulia (foot) for start of series vs. #Celtics. — Michael Cunningham (@ajchawks) April 25, 2012 ESPN Boston, Chris Forsberg Celtics coach Doc Rivers acknowledged prior to...

The Atlanta Hawks are once again eyeing the fifth slot in the NBA playoffs. The Hawks have advanced to the second round of the playoffs the past three seasons but they may have a problem making it four in a row with all of the injuries they have sustained to their frontcourt.Atlanta has been without its best frontcourt player center Al Horford all season due to a pectoral strain...

Back in January, BJ Mullens seemed to be showing a lot of promise.  He was coming off the bench stroking the jump shot, providing a nice offensive boost for a Bobcat team that has always struggled to put points on the board.  Things didn’t go so smoothly after he was inserted into the starting lineup, though.  His jumper stopped falling like it had been, and other problems...

Dwight Howard’s final poster with the Orlando Magic?!  Nah, just kidding, you know I’m not about that nonsense.  So anyway, this dunk was pretty dirty.  Zaza Pachulia opted to shove rather than to jump, which is unfortunate, because Dwight was dropping that hammer either way.  Pachulia also snagged the basketball before it could reach its apex after bouncing back...

At the start of the season, the Atlanta Hawks boasted decent depth at the center position. Start with All-Star Al Horford. Next in line was Zaza Pachulia, who could provide some scoring, toughness and rebounding off the bench. Third on the depth chart was 7-footer Jason Collins, whose defense on Orlandos Dwight Howard proved instrumental in the Hawks playoff victory over their Southeast...

Yesterday’s big injury news came with reports that Al Horford was expected to miss the next three-to-four months with a torn pectoral muscle in his left shoulder. It was an injury that happened in the first quarter of Wednesday game against the Pacers. It’s a huge blow to Horford’s fantasy owners. Even a best case scenario puts him back on the court at the very...

Celtics big man initiation: Get in an altercation with Zaza Pachulia.Playing with Jermaine O’Neal last season, at least offensively, was sometimes like playing four-on-five — or rather, it was like playing five-on-five, if one of the five players was a six-time NBA All-Star whose legs simply couldn’t afford him the lift to affect a game on one end of the court.Due...