Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

Brand to miss 76ers’ game against Hawks (PA SportsTicker)

Philadelphia forward Elton Brand is inactive for Saturday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks with a sprained right thumb.

Hawks C Collins to miss 2 weeks (AP)

The Atlanta Hawks say reserve center Jason Collins will miss the next two weeks with a sprained left elbow. Collins, the primary backup to Zaza Pachulia with All-Star center Al Horford sidelined the next three months, was injured in Thursday’s home loss to Memphis. Collins, an 11-year NBA veteran, has started 31 of 81 career games in three seasons with Atlanta.

Hawks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Was it jet lag?

Something went terribly wrong for the Hawks in their first game home from a successful (4-1) five-game road trip—namely, the Memphis Grizzlies.

But it was more than just the opponent that seemed to do whatever it wanted against the Hawks at Philips Arena. The Hawks were certainly willing to fight to keep from losing a second home game this season, and they even did so deep into the first half. But they couldn’t sustain the energy needed to stave off an ugly 96-77 beating at the hands of the Grizzlies.

If there is a compassionate bone in coach Larry Drew’s body, he will chalk this one up to his team simply being out of gas after a long road trip.

But coaches are a notoriously unforgiving sort, and Drew is no different.

Clippers beat out field for Martin (Yahoo! Sports)

Kenyon Martin will join the Los Angeles Clippers, according to a report. The free-agent forward who bought himself out of his deal with a Chinese Basketball League team in December, will earn the team’s mini-mid-level exception of $2.5 million, according to ESPNLA.com.

Our East All-Star reserves, determined by entertainment value (Yahoo! Sports)

The starters for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando were announced Thursday night (West here, East here), with the usual group of superstars and even more super superstars. Now, we must decide the reserves for both the East and … Continue reading →

NBA Capsules: Spurs win third in a row (The Canadian Press)

SAN ANTONIO – Tim Duncan scored 19 points, Tony Parker had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs won their third in a row, beating the New Orleans Hornets 93-81 Thursday night.

China fighting decision to let Martin return to NBA (Yahoo! Sports)

The Chinese Basketball Association wants the NBA to forbid Kenyon Martin from playing until his team’s season ends.

Gay scores 21, Grizzlies blow out Hawks 96-77 (AP)

Memphis had not won a game in Atlanta in more than six years. The Grizzlies took care of that skid in a big way. Rudy Gay scored 21 points, four other teammates were in double figures and Memphis blew out the listless Hawks 96-77 Thursday night. “It was outstanding defense from the start,” said coach Lionel Hollins, whose team came up with 13 steals.

Report: Kenyon Martin cleared to rejoin NBA (Yahoo! Sports)

Report: Kenyon Martin cleared to rejoin NBA FIBA, the governing body of international basketball, gave its letter of clearance to free agent Kenyon Martin, allowing him to return to the NBA immediately, Yahoo.com reported Thursday, citing sources.

Toronto still boos Tracy McGrady for some reason (Yahoo! Sports)

In the summer of 2000, after three successful seasons with the Toronto Raptors, free-agent forward Tracy McGrady signed a max-level contract. It was an unfortunate turn of events for the Raptors, but also a reasonable one. While McGrady was considered … Continue reading →