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#atlanta-hawks

SAN FRANCISCO Steph Curry flew around the court and buried improbable, high arcing 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler used his smarts and muscle to carve out space for tricky shots and deft passes. And every other Warrior did . not much else on Sunday evening at Chase Center. Curry scored 31 and Butler poured in 30, but De'Anthony Melton (10) was the only other Warrior in double-figures as the Hawks beat the home team 124-11.

CJ McCollum will miss his first game of the season for the Washington Wizards on Wednesday with what the team is calling right quad soreness. Maybe there is nothing more to it than that, but the timing is interesting, considering on Monday, NBA insider Marc Stein reported the team was having conversations with the Hawks about a Trae Young trade. Shortly after Washington said that McCollum would sit, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported that Young's top trade destination is the Wizards.

Coach Darko also announced that the Austrian centre has been cleared for contact, meaning he is ready for practice, and now it's just a matter of getting his conditioning back into game shape. With how cautious Rajakovic has been with dealing with RJ Barrett's return, it's almost a certainty that Poeltl would most likely be on a minutes restriction when we see his return to NBA competition.

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks were down three starters as they faced the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder without Jalen Johnson, Kristaps Porzingis and Zaccharie Risacher. Porzingis (flu-like symptoms) and Risacher (right ankle sprain) did not play during Atlanta's 111-107 win in Orlando on Friday night. Porzingis was listed as questionable earlier on Saturday before being downgraded to out for his second straight game.

Butler, a member of Atlanta's NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025 team, appeared in 27 games (all starts) for Kentucky during the 2024-25 season, tallying career highs of 11.4 points, 4.3 assists and 2.9 rebounds, in addition to 1.6 steals in 26.0 minutes (.498 FG%, .391 3FG%, .735 FT%). A native of Moreno Valley, California, Butler spent his first four collegiate seasons suiting up for San Diego State (2020-24), leading the Aztecs to the 2023 NCAA National Championship Game.

NBA training camps have officially begun! Monday marked the arrival of media day for most of the league's 30 teams, with on-court practice beginning Tuesday -- exactly three weeks before the Oklahoma City Thunder will raise their 2024-25 NBA championship banner. We've got you covered as you dig into the 2025-26 season, with roster breakdowns for all 30 teams, top storylines, decisions and lingering issues to watch out for over the next few weeks.

Early Warning Service's online checkout app Paze is venturing into professional sports with a five-year partnership with the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks, betting major league sports is the ticket to public awareness.

The 27-year-old, 6-foot-11 big man, who went undrafted in 2022 out of Louisville, got his first real experience with an NBA main roster when he signed with Toronto in late April 2024. He initially signed a 10-day contract with the Raptors, then ended up signing for the rest of the season to finish out the 2023-24 campaign. Before that, he spent some time with the Miami Heat's G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

"This journey is not the end. It's not the end for me. I'm looking forward to coming back stronger, so you just take this with your chin up."

Dodds is hosting a 24-hour Twitch live stream at State Farm Arena to announce Atlanta's 2025-26 NBA schedule, marking a first-of-its-kind collaboration.

Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri is being pursued by the Atlanta Hawks for their president of basketball operations role, intensifying speculation around his future.

As we enter this pivotal offseason, we have several complex decisions ahead of us, and we are committed to providing the human and financial resources needed to ensure that we navigate these decisions with a high level of precision and foresight.