Smart defense. Reliable offense. Five games in, he’s already raising Atlanta’s floor. The Atlanta Hawks didn’t make the loudest move of the offseason, but they may have made one of the smartest.
The Hawks got a scare Wednesday night when Trae Young left the win at Brooklyn after spraining his right knee in the first quarter. Young went down after colliding with teammate Mouhamed Gueye, who was shoved into him by the Nets’ Noah Clowney on an inbounds play.
Jalen Johnson highlighted a 23-point showing with a dunk from near the foul line in the fourth quarter as the Atlanta Hawks overcame an injury to Trae Young along with an early 12-point deficit to hang on for a 117-112 victory over the winless Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night in New York.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young left Wednesday's game at Brooklyn after spraining his right knee in the first quarter (video link from Kevin Chouinard of Hawks.com).
Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young exited Wednesday's game against the Brooklyn Nets in New York after colliding with a teammate late in the first quarter. The Hawks announced he won't return to the game with a right knee sprain.
The season rolls on tonight for the Atlanta Hawks and they are hoping to snap a small two game losing streak when they face the Brooklyn Nets tonight. The Hawks have gotten off to a disappointing start this season, going 1-3 in their first four games and dropping a game on Monday against the Chicago Bulls.
The Atlanta Hawks haven’t started the season on a high (1-3), but showed promise in a close 128-123 loss to the undefeated Chicago Bulls on Monday. Now, they head to Brooklyn for the second stop of their four-game road trip.
The Atlanta Hawks have had a rough start to this season, even with the addition of Kristaps Porzingis this summer. They lost three games so far and are currently 1-3 for the season after losing 123-128 to the Bulls at the end of their opening week.
ATLANTA — The Hawks have stumbled out of the gate. A 1–3 start has cast a shadow over what was one of the most optimistic offseasons in recent memory. This was supposed to be the season Atlanta reclaimed its place among the Eastern Conference elite.
Despite having five players score at least 17 points — including three starters eclipsing 20 — the Hawks dropped their third game out of four to start the season, falling to the Bulls in Chicago as the home team improved to 3-0.
After the New Orleans Pelicans traded Dyson Daniels to the Atlanta Hawks, he seized every advantage of his increased opportunity. Hawks head coach Quin Snyder gave him the nod as the starting shooting guard, and he responded to the promotion magnificently, passing with flying colors.
The Atlanta Hawks are now 1-2 early in the 2025-26 season. In the season opener, they lost in an embarrassing fashion, allowing the Toronto Raptors to break a franchise scoring record.
First-year Trail Blazers assistant Tiago Splitter will assume head coaching duties in Portland on an interim basis following Chauncey Billups‘ arrest on Thursday.
Sustained success in the NBA without multiple superstars has always been difficult to achieve. And with the way contracts and the salary cap are structured today, it’s harder than ever to roster multiple max-level players while still building a competent supporting cast.
On Monday afternoon, the Atlanta Hawks locked up one of their cornerstone pieces, signing Dyson Daniels to a four-year, $100 million contract extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The Hawks have been widely praised for their offseason work, with many labeling them contenders in a wide-open Eastern Conference. Here's why they won't meet those expectations.