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Hawks eager to build on last season’s success (AP) Joe Johnson swaggered onto the practice court at Philips Arena, looked [...]

Resilient Hawks coach heads into 5th year
Mike Woodson has always been a little blunt. He was that way when took over as the Hawks‘ head coach in 2004.

Investigators claim Johnson misused grants A nonprofit run by mayoral candidate and former NBA star Kevin Johnson used AmeriCorps grants to pay volunteers to engage in school-board political activities, run personal errands for Johnson and even wash his car, federal investigators say. The findings from an agency that oversees the grants were sent to [...]

Arenas skips Wizards media day Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards were both fined $15,000 by the NBA on Friday after he ducked out of the team’s annual preseason media day, avoiding any discussion of his third left knee operation in 1½ years. The All-Star point guard was the only Wizards player not made [...]

Athletes need to understand they’re in a fishbowl Welcome to the future, where an athlete’s every move can wind up on the Web. Kevin Hench says they’d better learn to adapt.
Big changes at the bottom of Pacific The Clippers overhauled their roster in the offseason. Can they challenge the Suns and Lakers? Andrew [...]

Hawks Hire Mark Price as Shooting Consultant
The Atlanta Hawks today named four-time NBA All-Star and Georgia Tech legend Mark Price as a Shooting Consultant, and former Hawk and Yellow Jacket star Duane Ferrell as Player Relations and Programs Manager, …
Spurs sign Hill, Stoudamire [...]

Former Hawk Stoudamire signs with Spurs
Salim Stoudamire has a new home. The former Hawks reserve guard will play in San Antonio with the Spurs.

Hawks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The difference in available bodies for the Hawks during the playoffs was stark. On one end the guards were working, with more players in the mix than playing time to be dispensed. On the other end of the floor there was Al Horford, [...]

(Almost) all in
Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby haven’t shared space on a basketball court since May, when the Hawks‘ season came to a crashing end in a Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics.

Hawks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The difference in available bodies for the Hawks during the playoffs was stark. On one end the guards were working, with more players in the mix than playing time to be dispensed. On the other end of the floor there was Al Horford, [...]