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"This guy will make anything – latte, flat white, cortado, all of it. And it's like, professionally done. I'd put him up next to any coffee shop I've been to."
– Bryce Elder
On Braves pitcher Charlie Morton and his dedication to good coffee ☕️
STORY:
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Javon Bullard: "You see guys opting out all over the country. Notice that nobody opted out over here, because we finish what we started... The love that we have for this team, man, it goes way beyond football for us."
"... Georgia ain't going nowhere."
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"Damn, four decades?!" — Trae Young
"Shut up" — Vince Carter
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Carter on what this milestone means to him:
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that's in South Carolina, not Georgia
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Tennessee WR Jalin Hyatt on the Sanford Stadium crowd:
"The crowd noise was effective. Sometimes we could not hear the snap or the play call from (Hendon) Hooker. I give credit to the fans. That would probably be the biggest thing that got us today."
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Hawks interim coach Nate McMillan on MLB pulling the All-Star Game from Atlanta:
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A WNBA spokesperson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "As it relates to the Atlanta Dream, we understand a sale of the franchise is close to being finalized. Once the sale negotiation is concluded, additional information will be provided."
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Trae Young on his last conversation with Kobe Bryant: "He was just telling me how much he's seen my game progress. Just been happy for me. Saying how proud he was of me and how he wants me to continue to be a role model for kids growing up and just for Gigi."
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The Hawks have agreed to refinance the $35 million construction loan for their practice facility w/ a syndicate of Black-owned banks.
Per the team, this marks the first time a pro sports franchise has had a significant loan underwritten exclusively by Black banks.
Tony Ressler:
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Can confirm these are one of the Hawks' new jerseys.
It was just tipped to me the Atlanta Hawks will be debuting the following jerseys starting next season, throwback colors/trim with the theme celebrating “The Human Highlight” era.
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Kevin Huerter on teammates calling him K'Von:
"It's like my alter ego. Some days when I come in and they think I'm playing well, they call me K'Von, and other games where I probably don't play as well, they're like 'Yeah, you were Kevin today.' K'Von is a compliment."
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Bogdan Bogdanovic: "From now on, Atlanta will be a tough place to win."
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For the second time in his young NBA career, Trae Young, age 23, will be an All-Star starter.
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… Kenny McIntosh grabbed a camera and started filming Stetson Bennett after the win 😂
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Carson Beck autographed this!
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Great photo of Trae Young enjoying watching Lou Williams dominate for the Hawks in Game 4 (📸 photo by Curtis Compton,
@ajc
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"All that was was just heart and nuts."
😂
So, this quote by A.J. Minter can't make it into my official story, but here's your winning pitcher on the Braves coming back to beat the Phillies in Game 2:
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Kirby Smart: “Everybody said ‘No one cares.’ … These guys, they cared.”
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~ Personal news ~
I'm thrilled to announce I've accepted a job covering the
@ATLHawks
for the
@AJC
!
I've truly enjoyed my time at the
@PittsburghPG
but couldn't pass up the opportunity to move back to my home state.
P.S. I am now extremely overprepared for Georgia winters.
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Trae Young on playing Game 3 at home:
"I hope Atlanta's ready to bring that energy. I hope it's loud. I hope everybody's excited to have the playoffs back in the A."
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Find someone who looks at you like Trevor Williams/Chad Kuhl look at Cole Tucker.
(photos by
@mattfreedpghpg
📸)
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"He’s a monster. This dude is a monster. It’ll be one of those things where I look back when he’s a Hall of Famer, he’s an established superstar in this league and I can say I was part of that process and I worked with this gentleman."
— Lou Williams on Trae Young
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Kevin Huerter, deadpan, on if he feels he got away with one at the end of the game: "I don't. I never foul. I haven't fouled anybody in my life."
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The Hawks will wear their MLK jerseys for Game 6 tomorrow night at State Farm Arena, I'm told.
They've got the chance to close out the series vs. Philly and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
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Trae Young:
"When you talk about underdogs, for a team that has no All-Stars, no All-Defensive players, no All-NBA players, this team is fighting. We're in the 2nd round of the playoffs and I think we've just had that chip on our shoulder all year of being overlooked."
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Hawks who will be playing Summer League, per GM Travis Schlenk: Cam Reddish, Onyeka Okongwu, Skylar Mays, Nathan Knight
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Can confirm Lou Williams will return to the Hawks on a one-year, $5M deal.
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Clint Capela (right knee hyperextension) has been upgraded to questionable for Game 4 of Hawks-Heat tomorrow, I'm told.
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Trae Young on this Hawks team: "I didn't believe we had any kind of ceiling. I think we can go as far as we want to."
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"We're happy we made it to the Eastern Conference finals, but we're not satisfied."
– Trae Young
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Trae Young averaged 29.2 points and 9.8 assists in his first playoff series, leading the Hawks to a win vs. the Knicks.
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John Collins is staying in Atlanta, I can confirm.
Has agreed to a 5-year, $125M deal with the Hawks.
@wojespn
first.
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I asked Nate McMillan what he thought about attending the
@Braves
game the other night:
"A hell of a game, really a hell of an experience. I've been a Braves fan since the 80s, living in NC, that was the closest baseball team to us."
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I guess Bleacher Report is not going to attribute quotes or give credit to the reporters who were actually there doing the leg work.
This was Trae's response to a question from
@ChrisKirschner
at a Hawks availability, and no one from BR was there.
.
@TheTraeYoung
says he won’t stop nutmegging opponents ❄️
“It’s entertainment. It ain’t gotta be serious 24/7.”
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Thank you to everyone who followed along with
@ajc
Hawks coverage this season.
Excited to bring you more stories moving forward 🥳
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Here is the official fine for
@DOrlandoAJC
, I am CRYING that Arthur Smith actually made this letter 😂
Y’all Arthur Smith just opened his press conference by handing
@DOrlandoAJC
a “fine” for showing up a couple days late for training camp 😂😂😂
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Comin' your way,
@GeorgiaFootball
@GeorgiaTechFB
🏈
Thrilled to announce I'm shifting to covering college football at the
@ajc
! I'll get to innovate and do more video — it's gonna be a blast.
I'm SO grateful for my time on the Hawks beat and for everyone who made it special!
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Trae Young said he knows more about Miami's defense and energy after Game 1:
"It's my job and our team's job to really match it. When a bully's trying to bully you, you don't just let them. You have to bully them back. That's how I feel and that's what we've got to do tonight."
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The Knicks from the line in Game 1: 11-15
The Hawks: 11-12
Trae Young had one more free-throw attempt than Alec Burks (he went 9-9 compared to Burks' 6-8)
NYC Mayor de Blasio, while wearing a NY Knicks hat, shades ATL Hawks’ star Trae Young:
“Stop hunting for fouls.”
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Trae Young has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week ❄️
Hawks have won five straight games.
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The No. 5 seed Hawks now lead the No. 1 seed Sixers, 3-2, in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Game 6 will be Friday in Atlanta.
... The Hawks' goal entering this season was to simply make the playoffs. They were 20-47 last year.
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Onyeka Okongwu says he wanted to get this win for Clint Capela tonight.
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Lloyd Pierce: "I'm only here to talk about Nathan Knight. If you don't have a question about Nathan Knight, I don't have time for you."
😂
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"Lou started it all."
– Trae Young on the Hawks' comeback
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Nate McMillan on Trae Young: "Starting probably the last series, he’s calling most of the plays, and I want that because I want him to have a feel for what’s going on, how to get his teammates involved, and he’s done a really good job of doing that."
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I'll say this:
The atmosphere in State Farm Arena is starting to feel like it did last season when the Hawks got (and stayed) hot after Nate McMillan took over in March.
Loud, fans are engaged, Hawks making timely plays down the stretch.
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"I told y’all I was going to bounce back."
– Trae Young
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THAT. WAS. INSANE.
In a wild comeback, the Hawks trailed Philly by 26 with 8:31 to play in the third quarter but will take Game 5, 109-106.
Trae Young: 39 pts, 7 ast
John Collins: 19 pts, 11 reb
Danilo Gallinari: 16 pts, 8 reb
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With as good as Carson Beck was for Georgia in 2023, I asked Dillon Bell what Beck will be capable of next season:
"Heisman."
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Jeff Teague on when he heard he had been traded to the Hawks:
"I didn't know what to say. I was like 'OK.' And then they said 'Atlanta.' and I was like, 'I can't be this lucky.' ... I was happy, I couldn't believe it."
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Dying at this Nazir Stackhouse quote, after Brock Bowers apparently joked about his INT return:
"You gotta give me some type of credit... My chest started to stick out, my stomach started to stick out, it's hard to pick up your knees when you got all that meat right there"
😂
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Trae Young joins Dominique Wilkins as the only Hawks players to be the NBA's Player of the Week three times in a season.
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Onyeka Okongwu on Trae Young in the fourth quarter: "We're gonna ride with him... Whatever he does, we're going to support it."
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Sanford Stadium when Brock Bowers and Amarius Mims were announced starters vs. Ole Miss:
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Freddie Freeman's home run for the
@Braves
got a round of applause when the video flashed on the jumbotron 🏀⚾️
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On what changed in Game 3, Dejounte Murray praised the crowd: "When we played them in the regular season, they kind of had a lot of cheers coming out in warm-ups. Tonight, they was booed. It felt like we was in Atlanta. It felt like we had the whole city, the fanbase behind us."
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Breaking: The Hawks are increasing to near-full capacity at State Farm Arena for their first-round playoff series vs. the Knicks.
If you're further than 15 feet away from the court, in a vaccinated section, masks won't be required.
Story:
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De'Andre Hunter's rehab, by all accounts, is going "extremely well," Hawks GM Travis Schlenk says.
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"It's cool we've been in the playoffs, been to the Eastern Conference Finals, but now we want more. We want to be playing in the finals and competing for a championship."
— Trae Young
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Sharife Cooper on what Trae Young told him after the game:
"He was like 'Good shot, killer.' ... I just joked around with him like 'I got it from you.' I watched them all season, watched him hit countless big shots. I can't wait to get in the gym with him."
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Wow. Utah (& Jazz media!) you're getting a good one.
John Collins is one of my favorite players I've covered.
Always smiling, open, honest & willing to chat (came on inaugural episode of the podcast before it was a proven concept & talked for 48 mins).
Wishing him the best!!
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Gah, this is such an awesome quote from Stetson Bennett 😂
"Yeah, I mean, it's special. It seems like for the past three or four months we've been looking to see if somebody could beat us, and we just ran out of games.
... Nobody could."
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John Collins will host 800 veterans (40 at a time) to sit in the "Baptist Battalion" at upcoming Hawks home games.
“I’m honored to be able to thank them in this small way."
Collins' mom served 22 years in the Air Force; dad served 20 years in the Navy.
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The Hawks are naming their media workroom after Sekou Smith.
They've also created the Sekou Smith Award, and will launch an internship in his name.
Such wonderful ways to honor Sekou.
From
@CVivlamoreAJC
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Trae Young: "We haven't finished the job yet... Thankfully we're going back home playing in front of our fans and on our court."
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"He got us fired up."
-- Nate McMillan on Bogi
Says Bogi was challenging his teammates throughout the game
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Can confirm Kevin Huerter and the Hawks have agreed to a 4-year, $65 million contract extension.
@wojespn
first.
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Trae Young is the first Hawks player in 44 years to earn an All-Star bid in one of his first two seasons.
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"We're thrilled to do it. We expected to do it." — Hawks owner Tony Ressler
The Hawks will take care of their part-time employees amid the NBA's hiatus. For Ressler, it's an easy decision:
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can't get over this photo of John Collins dunking (and Sharife Cooper watching!) by
@AlyssaNo_L
🏀
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Steelers rookie LB Devin Bush says he's learned a lot from Vince Williams already.
"Vince leads a lot by example. He shows you how to communicate, how to conduct an NFL defense, what to look for in checks and just how to play the full game."
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New Georgia Tech coach Brent Key on Georgia: “We have an opponent in this state that we will work 365 days to defeat… to dominate.”
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Trae Young says he doesn't see Nate McMillan having that "interim" tag for much longer, as Hawks coach.
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This is your regularly scheduled HOLY COW, ONYEKA OKONGWU tweet from me
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For Georgia's upcoming runoff election, people will be able to vote early at State Farm Arena from December 14-19, then at Mercedes Benz Stadium from December 22-30, Fulton County, the Hawks and AMB Sports and Entertainment announce.
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here's Millie flashing the puppy-dog eyes to try and distract from her baseboard-chewing 🙃🥺
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"... He belongs. He's a postseason player. He showed it tonight."
– Lou Williams on Trae Young
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John Collins was in the middle of answering a question about why the Hawks aren't playing together/in-sync when his phone went off 😂
JC: "That's why I continue to say we need to come this way and be together..."
Siri: "I'm not sure I understand"
JC: "Me too, Siri"
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"It's good to have people talking about Atlanta basketball right now, and I want it to stay this way. This city deserves it, this organization."
– Trae Young
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Joel Embiid trying to find Trae Young on a lob at the very start 😂
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Cam Reddish has been upgraded to questionable on the Hawks injury report, with Game 1 vs. the Bucks tomorrow.
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I asked Cam Reddish about competing for playing time on a deeper Hawks team:
"I ain't ever really been scared of no competition, so."
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Y'all.
I am SO thrilled to announce I'm hosting a new
@ajc
podcast, the Hawks Report, launching MLK Day!
Subscribe (pretty please!!) for a weekly in-depth, inside look at the team, beginning with our inaugural guest, John Collins:
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Damian Jones, Bruno Fernando, Vince Carter, John Collins and Kevin Huerter at the
@Georgia_NAACP
march today:
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clowns are attacking people & "you whipped out that Mexican thing again" was uttered in a political debate
these are odd times
#VPDebate
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Trae Young on Game 3: "I hope the fans are ready to rock the house on Friday."
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The Hawks just won their first conference finals game in Atlanta history.
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Can confirm that Trae Young and the Hawks have agreed to a max deal.
Five years, $207M (that number is if Young makes All-NBA next year; would be around $170M if not).
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Nate McMillan on Trae Young being named an All-Star starter:
"I think he deserves to be there. He’s been playing as an All-Star and they rewarded him with an opportunity to start. I think it’s great."
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De'Andre Hunter will NOT need a second PRP injection, so that will likely shorten his recovery time by about a week.
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