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The Atlanta Hawks have named San Antonio Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer the team’s new head coach, President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Danny Ferry announced today. “We are thrilled to have Mike as the next coach of the Atlanta Hawks. He has an incredible basketball acumen and has a keen awareness of the league and what […]

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NBA free agent and former Atlanta Hawks player Jason Collins made history today when he announced he is gay, becoming the first active player in a major American team sport to publicly discloses his homosexuality. Collins made the announcement in a cover story for Sports Illustrated. “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m […]

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Despite persistent trade rumors, Josh Smith will remain with the Atlanta Hawks. The NBA trade deadline passed today at 3pm, and with no trade of Smith, the Atlanta-native and former All-Star will stay with the team until at least the end of the regular season, when he will become an unrestricted free agent. While the […]

New Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry has already made his presence felt just one week after accepting the job. In separate deals Monday, the Hawks agreed to trade All-Star guard Joe Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets for several players plus a draft pick, and sent forward Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for guard […]