Hawks' Petro awaits birth of child
Atlanta Hawks center Johan Petro has missed practice to be with his wife for the birth of their child.
Petro returned to his home in Miami to with his wife, who is scheduled to deliver the child on Sunday. The team is hopeful the 7-footer will return to Atlanta in time for Game 4 of the playoff series against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Petro made his first start of the...
Pacers Dunking on the Hawks
Last night the Indiana Pacers went up 2-0 in there series against the Atlanta Hawks but after the game everyone was talking about the highlight dunks the Pacers pulled off. Gerald Green and Roy Hibbert each threw down monstrous dunks check them out below.
First Roy Hibbert dunked on Ivan Johnson.
Then Gerald Green threw one down on Josh Smith.
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CC video of the day: Hibbert crushes Hawks' Johnson
The Pacers took a commanding 2-0 lead against the Hawks last night with a 113-98 win in Indiana and aside from the game being a blowout, Roy Hibbert added some insult to injury to Ivan Johnson early in the first quarter.
You knew it was not going to be the Hawks night when Hibbert came flying at the rim to send down a vicious dunk all over Johnson.
But give credit to Johnson...
Video: Roy Hibbert Abuses Ivan Johnson
Not only did the Pacers take a 2-0 lead in their playoff series against the Hawks, they also served up two ridiculous facials. The first - Roy Hibbert on Ivan Johnson:
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Video: Indiana Pacers Roy Hibbert throws down over Ivan Johnson
The Indiana Pacers cruised past the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series.
Paul George had another strong showing for Indiana scoring a career playoff high 27 points.
George was named the NBA’s most improved player of the season and he came through for the Pacers yet again.
As strong as George’s night was, Roy Hibbert had...
Roy Hibbert’s posterizing dunk of Ivan Johnson gets the GIF treatment
Roy Hibbert took what was his on Wednesday night during the Pacers vs. Hawks playoff game, completely owning every big of Ivan Johnson.
Wikipedia confirms Ivan Johnson was murdered by Roy Hibbert dunk
On Wednesday night, during the Pacers vs. Hawks playoff game, Ivan Johnson unfortunately lost his life following a Roy Hibbert dunk.
Roy Hibbert posterizes Ivan Johnson with monster dunk
Roy Hibbert completely destroyed Ivan Johnson on this dunk on Wednesday night during the Pacers vs Hawks playoff game.
Roy Hibbert, Gerald Green Posterize Hawks With Pair of Huge Dunks (Videos)
The Pacers didn’t just beat the Hawks on Wednesday night in Indianapolis, they made them look foolish in the process.
First, it was big man Roy Hibbert posterizing Atlanta’s Ivan Johnson near the tail end of the first quarter. Former Slam Dunk champion Gerald Green then followed suit about seven minutes later, abusing Josh Smith — himself a former dunk contest winner — with...
Video: Gerald Green dunks over Josh Smith
Tweet The Indiana Pacers are having a bit of a dunkfest in the second game of their first round playoff matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. Late in the first quarter it was center Roy Hibbert who served up this one on Ivan Johnson. In the second quarter Gerald Green, the human pogo stick, took [...]
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Roy Hibbert plants Ivan Johnson with dunk
Tweet They say the intensity picks up in the playoffs, and apparently Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert got the memo. Unfortunately, Ivan Johnson from the Hawks didn’t, and the result wasn’t pretty: Now that wasn’t nice at all. Gotta love the NBA Playoffs. -ALR
Roy Hibbert Dunks All Over Ivan Johnson
Pacers Roy Hibbert put Hawks Ivan Johnson on a poster during the first half of Game 2 in Indiana on Wednesday night. Hibbert elevated for the one-handed power slam as Johnson attempted to draw a charge – but instead got called for the foul and was put on a nasty poster:
Roy Hibbert throws down monster dunk on Ivan Johnson
Sometimes, NBA players just need to learn how to get out of the way and Hawks reserve forward Ivan Johnson will probably learn his lesson after he got posterized by Pacers center Roy Hibbert.
It happened in the first quarter of play in game two of the Pacers/Atlanta Hawks series and well, I’ll let the dunk do the rest of the talking:
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Hibbert throws down monster dunk on Ivan...
Your Oregon-Centric Rooting Guide For The NBA Playoffs
The NBA playoffs have arrived and for Portland Trail Blazer fans, the season is over. There are, however, many compelling story lines to follow as the playoffs unfold. Here are your top stories to follow for Oregon and Portland Trail Blazer related news.
1. Players with Oregon ties: There are regrettably few players in the playoffs this year with ties to the wonderful...
Hawks: 4 things to glean from loss to 76ers
ATLANTA Here are four things we gleaned from the Hawks' 101-90 loss to the 76ers on Friday night:
1. This was probably the Hawks' worst home setback of the season
To Atlanta's credit, the club doesn't have many "bad" losses on its home resume. One against Cleveland in November (sans Kyrie Irving). One against New Orleans in February (blame Mardi Gras...
Hawks hope to put together streak vs. Cavs
After alternating wins and losses over a nine-game stretch, the Atlanta Hawks could get on a roll against the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers.
With Al Horford's status unknown, the Hawks try to make it two in a row Monday night as they host a Cavaliers team mired in a season-worst eight-game losing streak.
Sitting percentage points behind fifth-place Chicago and 1 12 games in back...
Cavaliers-Hawks Preview
After alternating wins and losses over a nine-game stretch, the Atlanta Hawks could get on a roll against the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers.
With Al Horford's status unknown, the Hawks try to make it two in a row Monday night as they host a Cavaliers team mired in a season-worst eight-game losing streak.
Sitting percentage points behind fifth-place Chicago and 1 1/2 games in...
Video: Ivan Johnson welcomes rookie Kyle O’Quinn to NBA with ferocious jam
Tweet In an ugly game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic that featured both teams shooting below 44 percent and 33 combined turnovers, Hawks forward Ivan Johnson gave fans something to be excited about. Just about a minute into the second quarter he exploded down the lane for this monster jam: Magic rookie [...]
Johnson, Hawks beat Magic for 10th straight time
ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks have had so many injuries and illnesses that they may not know who will be on the floor until tipoff.
They can count on one thing when they're playing the Magic -- a win.
Ivan Johnson came off the bench to score a season-high 21 points and added 10 rebounds as Atlanta beat Orlando for the 10th straight time, 97-88 in Philips Arena, in a game...
Ivan Johnson Destroys Kyle O’Quinn On Dunk
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A few words of advice for NBA players: when you’re in Ivan Johnson‘s way, you need to get out. Against the Orlando Magic on Saturday, the Hawks intimidating power forward had Kyle O’Quinn become one of his victims, as he destroyed him with a posterizing dunk.
Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds in the Hawks’ 97-88 victory over the Magic...
Hawks 97, Magic 88
Ivan Johnson scored a season-high 21 points off the bench, and Devin Harris had 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter Saturday as the Atlanta Hawks pulled away to beat the Orlando Magic 97-88.
The Hawks used their 27th different starting lineup in a game between short-handed teams, but the result was familiar. Atlanta (41-33) has beaten Orlando 10 straight times and is now fifth...
Magic stay close early, fall late to Hawks
ATLANTA (AP) -- Ivan Johnson scored a season-high 21 points off the bench, and Devin Harris had 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter Saturday as the Atlanta Hawks pulled away to beat the Orlando Magic 97-88.
The Hawks used their 27th different starting lineup in a game between short-handed teams, but the result was familiar. Atlanta (41-33) has beaten Orlando 10 straight times...
Kobe tweaks ankle in loss to Hawks
Devin Harris scored 17 points, Ivan Johnson hit a key basket and the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks shook off a 20-point third quarter by Kobe Bryant, snapping a three-game losing streak with a 96-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.
Bryant finished with 31 points, but made just 11 of 33 shots. He drove the baseline with a chance to force overtime but watched his...
Shorthanded Hawks hold off Lakers
ATLANTA (AP) -- Devin Harris scored 17 points, Ivan Johnson hit a key basket and the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks shook off a 20-point third quarter by Kobe Bryant, snapping a three-game losing streak with a 96-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.
Bryant finished with 31 points, but made just 11 of 33 shots. He drove the baseline with a chance to force overtime...
Shorthanded Hawks hold off Bryant, Lakers
ATLANTA (AP) -- Devin Harris scored 17 points, Ivan Johnson hit a key basket and the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks shook off a 20-point third quarter by Kobe Bryant, snapping a three-game losing streak with a 96-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.
Bryant finished with 31 points, but made just 11 of 33 shots. He drove the baseline with a chance to force overtime...
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