The National Basketball Association franchise in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the Hawks have played in Atlanta since 1968. Prior to that they played in St. Louis from 1955-1968, where they won the NBA championship in 1958 and in Milwaukee from 1951-1955. From 1946-1951, the team split its time between Moline, Illinois, Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa. Hall Of Famers who have played with the Hawks include Walt Bellamy, Cliff Hagan, Pete Maravich and Bob Pettit. Other franchise notables include Stacey Augmon, Zelmo Beaty, Mookie Blaylock, John Drew, Lou Hudson, Jon Koncak, Christian Laettner, Doc Rivers, Dominique Wilkins and Jason Collier.
The Hawks used draft day and night to clean out the old and bring in the new on the point guard front.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:06:53 GMTTo speak to Ashley Johnson is to know her passion for dance. At the age of 24, the Collegeville resident and University of the Arts graduate already has 22 years of dancing experience and lists dancer for the Atlanta Hawks on her resume. Now, she has something to add to her list of accomplishments – a spot in the semifinals of the hit NBC show “So You Think You Can Dance.”
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:57:22 GMTPHILADELPHIA — According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the Philadelphia 76ers reached out this week to the agent for Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Bibby, only to find that the 10-year veteran is intent on staying with the team he played for the last two seasons.
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:23:05 GMT
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The Hawks won their Conference 4 out of 5 years between 1957 and 1961 (missing only in 1959).
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