Atlanta Hawks News

Rashard Lewis , who nobody realized was even going to play, did play and achieved a major milestone by scoring his 15,000th point.

After the 6-foot-8, 255-pound banger knocked around the minor leagues trying to overcome a reputation as a hothead, Hawks forward Josh Smith says Atlanta has found a "diamond in the rough" "Some of these players coming straight out of college haven't been through a lot of stuff," Johnson said.

Given the recent controversy between Roland Martin and the gay rights group, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation , surrounding some statements and Tweet postings of Roland Martin during the recent Super Bowl game; in your opinion the response of GLAAD to Martins' statements is: B: a justifiable, vigorous and vocal objection to a national ... (more)

Dwyane Wade scored all 21 of his points in a lopsided first half, and the Miami Heat cruised past the Atlanta Hawks, 107-87, in a Southeast Division showdown at Philips Arena.

The Hawks have killed inferior teams. They're 13-1 against teams below .500, outscoring those opponents by 14.8 points per 100 possessions.

Feb 11, 2012; Dallas, TX, USA; Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge shoots against Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki in the second overtime at American Airlines Center.

The NBA All Star Reserves were announced this past week.A There were many prominent names that were listed on both the Western and Eastern Rosters.A On the Eastern Conference side, names like Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, and theA Atlanta Hawks' own Joe Johnson were just a few of the reserves chosen.A However, there was another name on that same Hawks ... (more)

Basing the selections on fewer than 30 games didn't help, and the fact there will even be an All-Star Game in a season that requires teams to play back-to-back-to-back is one of the dumber decisions that came out of the agreement that ended the lockout.

No one ever said Jeremy Lin is perfect. But the Knicks are with Lin as their point guard.

Southeast division rivals will square off on Sunday evening when the Miami Heat travel to take on the Atlanta Hawks.

Last night the NBA packed in the action scheduling 12 games from coast-to-coast as the season continues towards the mid-point at breakneck speed.

Joe Johnson needed just three quarters to have one of his best games of the season.

Had Davis not had a setback in his rehab from a herniated disc, if he had made his New York Knicks debut at the end of January as coach Mike D'Antoni hoped, Lin wouldn't have been in the starting lineup for Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers and would have remained relatively unknown.

For the most part, the NBA's coaches do an outstanding job picking the reserves for the NBA All-Star Game.

Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid while handing New Orleans its eighth straight loss, 94-86 on Friday night.

Josh Smith had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks hit enough free throws late in overtime to slip past the Orlando Magic 89-87 Friday night.

The Orlando Magic dropped their record in overtime games to 0-3 on the season Friday night, falling to the Atlanta Hawks , 89-87, at home in an ugly rematch of the 2011 NBA Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

In the teams' first meeting since Atlanta won last April's first-round playoff series, the Magic scored the final eight points of regulation to force overtime but were undone by turnovers and missed shots in the extra period and lost 89-87 at Amway Center.

The 2012 NBA All-Star Game starting lineups and reserves are finalized. Barring an injury replacement for 24 selected players, there will be no changes come February 26 when the game tips off.

We have seen sprained ankles and strained groins, torn ACLs and shredded Achilles.