The Atlanta Hawks are sending four-time All-Star Trae Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for veteran guard CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, Afrosport reports. Young, 27, leaves Atlanta after more than seven seasons as franchise leader, reuniting with Wizards executive Travis Schlenk, who drafted him in 2018. The move gives Washington a proven lead guard to spearhead their rebuilding project and adds experience to their...
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) and Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 20 of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. SGA has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season and the fourth time in his NBA career. He led OKC to a 4-0 week, averaging 44.0 points,...
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young will replace injured Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo on Team Chuck in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Monday. Young, averaging 23.5 points and an NBA-leading 11.4 assists per game in 49 games this season, earns his fourth NBA All-Star selection. ALL-STAR ICE 🥶@TheTraeYoung is a 4x #NBAAllStar!! pic.twitter.com/Vj7KJOJrqR — Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) February 10, 2025 Antetokounmpo has...
Atlanta Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin will miss the rest of the ongoing 2024-25 NBA season as he is set to undergo shoulder surgery, the franchise announced on Wednesday. The Hawks revealed that Bufkin will “undergo surgery to address right shoulder instability”, with the procedure scheduled for 7 January 2025, and the 21-year-old is expected to make a full recovery before the beginning of the 2025-26 season....
The Golden State Warriors' 15-game winning streak against the Houston Rockets came to an end on Wednesday as they were narrowly beaten 91-90 in the NBA Cup quarterfinals at the Toyota Center. The Warriors led 90-89 with less than 15 seconds on the clock but a controversial foul call put Jalen Green on the line, with Rockets’ guard converting his two free throws with 3.5 seconds...
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