Josh Smith, the much-maligned forward for the Atlanta Hawks, got his detractors off his back– for a while, anyway–with his performance in Game 4 of the first-round series against the Indiana Pacers. Smith scored a career playoff-best 29 points as the Hawks built a 17-point lead at halftime, then withstood an Indiana comeback to even [...]
Injured Kobe Bryant Wants ‘Revenge’ On Hawks’ Dahntay Jones
March 14, 2013 | Posted by
More than 30 minutes after his teammates had departed the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room at Philips Arena in Atlanta Wednesday night, Kobe Bryant finally emerged from the training area, walking gingerly and looking angry. It was more than the fact that his team that is vying for a Western Conference playoff spot lost to [...]
Josh Smith Not Traded, Remains A Hawk … For Now
February 21, 2013 | Posted by
For all the talk and speculation, all the purported scenarios that would place the Atlanta Hawks forward in another uniform by Thursday’s 3 p.m. NBA trade deadline, Josh Smith went nowhere. The 6-foot-9 forward who will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season was not shipped to Brooklyn, Milwaukee, Washington, Boston [...]
Nets Pushing Hard For Hawks’ Josh Smith
February 11, 2013 | Posted by
The Brooklyn Nets are heavily pursuing a trade with the Atlanta Hawks to acquire forward Josh Smith, according to sources close to ESPNNewYork.com. The website reported a few days ago the opening of discussions between the two teams. The pace of talks has increased recently, but no deal has been reached, according to the website. [...]
Nick Van Exel’s Son Receives a 60-year Prison Sentence
February 2, 2013 | Posted by
Former NBA player Nick Van Exel sat motionless as a Texas jury handed down a 60-year prison sentence to his son on Friday in connection to the shooting death of a longtime friend. Nickey Maxwell Van Exel, 22, received his punishment after he was found guilty of murder on Thursday for killing 23-year-old Bradley Bassey [...]
Rajon Rondo Out Indefinitely with Torn ACL
January 27, 2013 | Posted by
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo will be out indefinitely after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in right knee in Friday’s 123-111 double-overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks, according to ESPN. The team announced Sunday that Rondo will have to undergo surgery, but a date for the operation has yet to be decided and his [...]
Hawks Lose Lou Williams For Rest of Season With ACL Tear
January 21, 2013 | Posted by
Atlanta Hawks guard Lou Williams, the team’s third-leading scorer averaging 14.1 points, will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Friday night’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets. The tear was discovered Saturday morning after Dr. Michael Bernot examined Williams’ knee. He will undergo surgery, but [...]
Hawks Suspend Josh Smith For Practice Blowup
January 16, 2013 | Posted by
Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith was suspended for tonight’s game against Brooklyn for the proverbial “conduct detrimental to the team” after a blowup in practice Tuesday. The team would not give specifics on Smith’s actions. “I will just say that there was an incident in practice,” coach Larry Drew said to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “At [...]
Larry Drew Calls Hawks Loss to Bulls ‘Embarrassing’
January 15, 2013 | Posted by
The Atlanta Hawks put together a dismal outing Monday night against the Chicago Bulls, losing 97-58, and leaving Hawks coach Larry Drew baffled by his players’ performance. “This was very, very embarrassing,” Drew said in the postgame news conference. “From where we were as a team to where we are right now, we have lost [...]
Tracy McGrady Taking Basketball Career To China
October 10, 2012 | Posted by
Tracy McGrady, the 15-year veteran who has played for just about everyone in the NBA, is headed overseas to China to play out his basketball career. McGrady, who toiled for the Atlanta Hawks last season, will play in the Chinese Basketball Association for the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles. The announcement was made on McGrady’s website Tuesday, [...]
