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7 against Toronto. He wanted to play against Washington on Saturday night at Verizon Center but said others decided that he should wait until Wednesday's home game against Memphis.

The Atlanta Hawks guard has a special relationship with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.

Josh Smith could barely catch his breath after his first full workout in nearly three weeks on Thanksgiving morning.

By Paul Rehm prehm@neighbornewspapers.com Staff/Joe Livingston Atlanta Hawks player and Douglasville resident Mario West practices at Philips Arena to get ready for the teams first home game of the season.

The Hawks' final roster has been set at 15, with Mario West, Othello Hunter and Thomas Gardner filling out the final three spots.

Grant Hill made an 18-foot jump shot with 5.6 seconds left and the Phoenix Suns beat the Atlanta Hawks 102-100 in a preseason game Wednesday night.

Mario West says it's really simple math. The Hawks can carry a maximum of 15 players on the roster this season.

Hawks captain Joe Johnson thought he knew what kind of player Flip Murray was after competing against him the past six years.

First the gas crisis and now the blog crisis . There was a live scrimmage here Thursday, with Hawks in three different shades going full tilt with officials for the first time in camp.

A quick wrap-up of those who played few minutes last year and should play even fewer minutes this season concludes the player-by-player review of the 2007-08 season.

Each night ESPN, NBA.com and YouTube are flooded with clips of players soaring through the air for rim rocking dunks, buzzer beating three-pointers and blocked shots that make your jaw drop in amazement.

Speedy Claxton will be among the Hawks that will participate in a several practices in preparation for the Rocky Mountain Revue.

By John Hollinger ESPN Insider Scott Cunningham/NBAE/Getty Images While the Hawks finally found some success and ended their playoff drought in '08, Billy Knight will be remembered in Atlanta as the guy who ... via ESPN

“That obviously generated some good energy for us.”

"Shock the World" has been the Hawks battle cry. On the strength of some strong play from the reserves, the underdog, under .500 and under appreciated team did just that. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“To my boy Al, Go and get them.”

Hawks coach Mike Woodson seemed to have forgotten what worked in Games 3 and 4. The Hawks came out and didn't aggressively force the fastbreak issue. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia of Georgia, leaps into the air with Hawks forward Josh Smith, right, with Hawks Mario West, left, as they celebrate after their 102-93 win against the Boston Celtics in Game 3 ... via The Washington Post

Hawks at Celtics Wednesday 4/23, 8:00 PM ET TNT David Thorpe Scouts Inc. Scouts Inc. via ESPN