Atlanta Hawks

CJ McCollum has had a career renaissance with the Atlanta Hawks as he is set to enter free agency this offseason. The Hawks plan on retaining McCollum, who is making $30.67 million in the final season of his two-year, $64 million extension signed in September 2022. McCollum was traded by the New Orleans Pelicans to the Washington Wizards last offseason and then flipped to the Hawks at midseason as part of the Trae Young deal. Across 76 games during the regular season, McCollum averaged 18.7 p...

Quin Snyder is set to enter the final season of his existing contract as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks ahead of the 2026-27 season. Snyder and the Hawks are expected to engage in extension discussions at the end of the season with him receiving strong front office support to be retained long-term. The Hawks finished the regular season with the sixth seed as they pivoted away from the Trae Young era. Snyder was targeted last offseason by the New York Knicks for their head coaching vacancy, b...

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to prioritize retaining Luke Kennard in free agency. Kennard is on an expiring $11 million contract he signed last offseason with the Atlanta Hawks. Kennard will be a non-Bird free agent, which complicates the situation for the Lakers but they have pathways available to re-sign him. The Lakers were once projected to be a cap space team, but they could instead pivot to retaining the likes of Kennard, Austin Reaves, LeBron James and Rui Hachimura. Kennard was...

Atlanta, Philadelphia and Denver are facing elimination on Thursday

The Knicks will try to close out the Hawks on Thursday night. Will they have Josh Hart?

The Eastern Conference First Round returns to Georgia this Thursday, April 30, as the New York Knicks look to advance to the semifinals against the Atlanta Hawks. Following a dominant 126-97 victory at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, the third-seeded Knicks (3-2) hold a pivotal lead in this electric series. For the Hawks, playing in front of their home crowd at State Farm Arena is a do-or-die scenario to force a winner-take-all Game 7. Catch this potential series-clincher live on Fubo. Game...

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The NBA playoffs are averaging 3.84 million viewers across NBCUniversal, ESPN/ABC and Amazon's Prime Video through Sunday. The number is up 20% from last year and represents the highest average viewership since 1993. Sunday's Game 4 between the Celtics and Sixers lead the way with 6.3 million viewers. Game 4 between the Lakers and Rockets, also on Sunday, averaged 6.2 million viewers. Saturday's Game 4 between the Knicks and Hawks delivered the largest audience for NBC with 5.3 million viewer...

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (46-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Knicks -2.5; over/under is 213.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Knicks lead series 3-2 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks look to clinch the series over the Atlanta Hawks in game six of the Eastern Conference first round. The Knicks defeated the Hawks 126-97 in the last meeting on Wednesday. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 39 points, and Jale...

Josh Hart’s availability hangs in the balance for a pivotal Game 6.

It’s not often NBA players acknowledge being bullied. They don’t usually like having their manhood or machismo questioned. But it’s become glaring and unavoidable — the Knicks are manhandling the Hawks.

Jared Dubin and Mo Dakhil discuss the Spurs' rollicking win over the Blazers, the Sixers living to fight another day against the Celtics, the Knicks taking control of their series against the Hawks, the Nuggets staying alive against the Timberwolves, the Magic putting the Pistons on the brink, the Thunder putting the Suns out of their misery, and the latest anti-tanking proposal. Timestamps 0:57 Spurs-Blazers 18:23 Celtics-76ers 26:26 Knicks-Hawks 37:14 Nuggets-Timberwolves 41:44 Pistons-Magi...

The Atlanta Hawks suffered a decisive 126–97 loss to the New York Knicks in Game 5 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, falling behind 3–2 in the series and facing mounting pressure entering Game 6. The Hawks entered the matchup seeking a more disciplined defensive effort but once again struggled to contain New York’s […] The post Hawks’ Dyson Daniels reveals challenge of defending Karl-Anthony Towns in Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Knicks have pushed the Hawks to the brink.

The New York Knicks have already had a lot of ups and downs in these NBA playoffs, as they quickly fell into a 2-1 hole in their first round series against the Atlanta Hawks. They have quickly recovered, however, putting together strong performances in Games 4 and 5 to take a 3-2 series lead heading […] The post Knicks’ Jose Alvarado reveals ‘amazing’ reaction to MSG chanting his name appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Heroes and zeros from the Knicks 126-97 Game 5 win over the Hawks on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

The New York Knicks secured a commanding 126–97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, taking a 3–2 lead in the series. The win reflected a complete performance, with New York controlling the tempo from the opening tip. The Knicks executed efficiently on both ends of the […] The post Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns’ Gatorade saga continues after Game 5 win over Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Knicks took an early lead, which they carried the rest of the way in their Game 5 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

They ran offense through the big man, and the Hawks couldn’t stop him.

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