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On Sunday, the identity of the secret Atlanta Hawks bidder was revealed as California businessman Alex Meruelo, a 48-year-old whose made his mark with a Latino-focused pizza chain, a Spanish-language TV station and a casino in Reno. In other words, his history is a bit different than, say, that of Ted Turner.
Of course, the NBA lockout is still on. It's more "on" than ever: there has been one bargaining session in 38 days since the lockout began, and that simply preceded a federal lawsuit filed by the NBA which alleged bad faith. The NBA owners still claim they need a reworked system that ensures profitability; the NBA players are still unwilling to hand over a substantial portion of their future paychecks because some owners made bad...
After a performance that evoked flashes from a previous decade — century even — Kevin Garnett introduced the possibility this may be his last NBA rodeo. But first he wanted to offer a verbal counterpunch to Hawks co-owner ... more »
In many ways, the Hawks are no different than other organizations. They end the season with a loss and for several weeks plot their makeover. Maybe they need a new coach. Maybe they need a new general manager. Maybe a star... more »
With his dual-personality basketball team facing playoff elimination Tuesday night, Hawks coach Larry Drew started a center (Al Horford) who was coming off his first game in nearly four months and a forward (Marvin Williams)... more »
It took barely a week, but the industrious Hawks have done it. They’ve thrown away a 1-0 series lead and an 11-point advantage in a Game 2 for which the best Celtic was suspended, and they’re back where they feel most... more »
It was shortly before 9 p.m. last night that Game 4 became old news. Things were well in hand and the Celtics [team stats] began resting their regulars for tomorrow night’s affair in Atlanta, knowing damn well that great... more »
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