Atlanta Hawks
Michael Jordan's 61-point outing against the Atlanta Hawks is one of his most famous trash-talking moments ever, but Dominique Wilkins ruined it all.
Grant Hill compared Atlanta Hawks All-Star guard Trae Young to Rowdy Roddy Piper and Christian Laettner.
Trae Young is frustrated with the officiating changes in the NBA.
Julius Erving was with the Atlanta Hawks for a short time during the 1972 preseason and teamed up with a player he later called the “most skilled” he ever saw.
The NBA draft is just hours old, but it's never too early to declare some winners and losers from the annual pro basketball selection event. The Houston Rockets, Montverde Academy, and Zion Williamson are among the winners and the Sacramento Kings, Franz Wagner, and New York Knicks fans are some losers.
Nate McMillan had to be convinced to become the interim head coach of the Atlanta Hawks by the man he replaced, Lloyd Pierce.
With Trae Young on the sidelines, Lou Williams, who contemplated retirement when he was traded to the Hawks, led a balanced attack as Atlanta blew out the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Charles Barkley thought Jeff Teague is still on the Atlanta Hawks, and he couldn't even name a single backup guard for the team.
While most usually only mention the Celtics and Lakers when discussing the NBA from the 1950s and 1960s, the Hawks played a major role in that era as well and did something the Lakers never could.
The Atlanta Hawks have already joined select company by reaching the conference finals as a fifth seed. The roll call will get shorter if they win the Eastern Conference to reach the NBA Finals. But no No. 5 seed has ever hoisted the Larry O'Brien Trophy as NBA champions.
