After weeks of flirtation and speculation, the news became official on Friday afternoon. Trae Young is following his agent, Omar Wilkes, from Octagon to Klutch Sports. Wilkes is taking over the agency’s basketball division, while Rich Paul focuses on his role as CEO of the ever-expanding business. If the 2019 Anthony Davis trade is any
NBA Media Day feels like years ago. Despite the unbearable heat, everyone was in good spirits, and there was cautious optimism for the season ahead. Players sat on stools in front of little circular tables and media members crammed in around them (we may have seen our last media day with that format). During the
There aren’t enough expletives in the dictionary to verbalize the frustration Hawks fans are feeling right now. A season where the team won fewer games, despite the marked individual improvement, ended abruptly. To add insult to injury, the league is throwing a 22-team party at Disney World, and the Hawks invite must have gotten lost
After a tumultuous year, which included deaths of basketball legends, a pandemic, and a suspended season — it was unfathomable to think things could get worse. Then yet another gut-wrenching tragedy occurred with the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th. The citizenry erupted with protests and riots from coast to coast. Cities,
I don’t know about you, but I spend too much time reading Twitter replies instead of focusing on my zoom meetings. While the season is on hiatus (or possibly over) for the Hawks, now is a good time to look at some takes that would make Jason Whitlock proud. 5. John Collins Slander I love
Before the season, there were plenty of detractors of the Hawks Talon Gaming Company, the official NBA 2K League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks. Despite the outside noise and some very unusual circumstances, the team has banded together to start the season 3-1. A lot of the success can be attributed to the level-headed coach
Physical. Defensive. Low-Scoring. Paint dominant. None of these terms apply to Trae Young. The play style of the NBA back in the 1990s is unrecognizable compared to today’s game. But after watching the first eight episodes of The Last Dance, it could be argued that Atlanta’s All-Star point guard would have been just as effective if
About 90% of the country is isolated in their homes. Most of us are constantly refreshing social media to see how other people (especially celebrities and athletes) are spending their alone time. So, if you had to be quarantined with Atlanta Hawks players, who would you choose to hang with and why: Trae Young –
Today was supposed to be the first day of the Hawks Talon GC new season. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the start of their campaign has been postponed. The silver lining is the league is finding ways to play special exhibitions remotely. The first bit of action we are going to see will be
Like most people, I’ve been eaten up by anxiety over the past week. Constantly refreshing Twitter and checking CNN left me in a serious funk only a few days into the social distancing experiment. It’s trivial, but usually, sports serve as a wholesome escape from stress and worry. Luckily, NBATV has been reairing Hardwood Classics
