Kirk Hinrich News

This, of course, is the first meeting between these Southeast Division rivals since Atlanta knocked the Magic out of last year's playoffs in six games.

If Charles Barkley thinks Atlanta Hawks ' forward Josh Smith got snubbed from the 2012 NBA All-Star game, then it must be so.

Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia and Atlanta Hawks guard Kirk Hinrich, far right, double-team Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard during an NBA playoff game on April 28, 2011.

Vince Carter added 17 points, and Shawn Marion and Rodrigue Beaubois added 13 points each for the Mavericks, who defeated Denver for the first time in five tries.

Josh Smith scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the Hawks to a 97-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night that snapped Atlanta's three-game home losing streak.

Teams with players on non-guaranteed deals must make a decision by the end of the day or those players contracts will become fully guaranteed.

Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia and Atlanta Hawks guard Kirk Hinrich, far right, double-team Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard during an NBA playoff game on April 28, 2011.

Atlanta Hawks small forward Marvin Williams pulls down a rebound in front of Philadelphia 76ers center Spencer Hawes and teammate Zaza Pachulia in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game on Saturday, Feb.

Memphis guard/forward Sam Young, who missed the Grizzlies' win Tuesday over the Nuggets, is going to be available Thursday night when the Grizz play in Atlanta.

Joe Johnson needed just three quarters to match his season high with 30 points, Tracy McGrady scored 15 against his former team and the Atlanta Hawks recorded their sixth consecutive victory over the Raptors, beating Toronto 100-77 on Tuesday night.

Had intended to cover off on why the benefits of acquiring Chris Kaman were not worth the cost of his acquisition, but why would I do that when there have been no less than three folks willing to show up first on this topic? First, over the weekend, there was Bret at Hoopinion, who laid out a Top Seven Reasons Why The Hawks Won't Trade For Chris ... (more)

Jeff Teague took part in Hawks practice on Saturday in preparation for Sunday's game in New Orleans.

Detroit is near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings while the Hawks are near the top.

Atlanta Hawks' Tracy McGrady goes past Detroit Pistons' Austin Daye for a basket as Hawks' Jason Collins looks on in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Jan.

Given the frenzied nature of this truncated 66-game schedule, it is difficult for even the most ardent box score scavengers to stay on top of all the injury updates and position battles taking place throughout the league.

The Atlanta Hawks made a roster move today requesting waivers on rookie point guard Donald Sloan .

The only bright spot for the Hawks last night was the return of Kirk Hinrich, who made his season debut, after missing 18 games recovering from shoulder surgery, and scored seven points in 14 minutes.

San Antonio has been nearly unstoppable at home and hopes to continue that trend tonight when the Atlanta Hawks visit the Alamo City.

That's been the dismissive conventional wisdom about the team from the "Highlight Factory" for more than a year.

JANUARY 23: Jeff Teague #0 of the Atlanta Hawks shoots a layup against Shaun Livingston #9... 01/25 @SA 8:30pm 01/27 @DET 7:30pm 01/29 @NO 7:00pm 01/31 @TOR 7:00pm 02/02 MEM 7:30pm 01/25 @HOU 8:00pm 01/27 @CHI 8:00pm 01/28 LAL 8:30pm 01/30 DET 8:00pm 02/01 MIA 8:00pm Johnson scored 14 of his season-high 28 points in the fourth quarter to lead the ... (more)