The Atlanta Hawks officially hired Larry Drew as its head coach on Sunday by signing him to a two-year contract with an option for a third year. Atlanta decided on Drew, its former assistant coach, on Friday and worked out the contract details over the weekend.

The NBA has fined Atlanta Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon $25,000 for comments he made to the AJC about LeBron James, a pending free agent.

Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Woodson will not be returning to the Hawks next year. For more info on this story continue reading.

The Atlanta Hawks have unfortunately lost their last two playoff games against the Milwaukee Bucks, tying the series at 2-2, but the home team got a bit of good news today. Although it was largely expected, Hawks guard Jamal Crawford was named the NBA’s sixth man of the year.

This time the Bucks weren’t rattled from the start and they again never stopped competing. None of that mattered to the Hawks, who overwhelmed Milwaukee for stretches and turned back a late rally for a 96-86 victory on Tuesday night at Philips Arena.

Atlanta's own Keri Hilson had quite the embarrassing episode last night at Philips Arena, where the Atlanta Hawks soundly defeated the world champion L.A. Lakers. While performing the US National Anthem (‘The Star Spangled Banner’), Hilson blanked out, forgetting the words to the iconic song in front of the sold out crowd.

The Atlanta Hawks demolished the Minnesota Timber Wolves last night 112 to 87. The Hawks are now 20 and 7 for the season and are off to the best start in franchise history.<!--more-->

The <strong>Atlanta Hawks defeated</strong> the <strong>Portland Trail Blazers</strong> 99 to 95 in an overtime thriller at <strong>Philips Arena</strong>. The Hawks are now 9 and 2 for the season and are leading the <strong>Eastern Conference</strong> in wins.<!--more-->