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Hawks owner Michael Gearon has been fined $25,000 for makingcomments that violated the NBA's anti-tampering rules. Thefine was announced Thursday by Joel Litvin, the president of leagueand basketball operations ...
ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Hawks made significant improvement under Mike Woodson. They just wondered how much farther he could take them ... Woodson was let go as coach of the Hawks on Friday, just four days after the team was swept in the second round of the playoffs by the Orlando Magic ... General manager Rick Sund, after consulting with the ownership group, decided not to offer Woodson a new contract. So ended a six-year coaching tenure in which the Hawks won just 13 games in his first season,
(WSB Radio) Mike Woodson and the Atlanta Hawks are parting ways ... ... After six seasons with the team, the head coach's contract is not being renewed. The decision comes after a couple of disappointing back-to-back appearances in the Eastern Conference playoffs. This year, the Hawks were swept in the second round by the Orlando Magic ... ... In a statement, Hawks general manager Rick Sund said, "After careful consideration, we have made a difficult decision regarding coach
ATLANTA (AP) The Orlando Magic kept up their dominating romp through the NBA playoffs, and the Atlanta Hawks can't do anything to stop it ... The Magic made it seven straight postseason wins with a 105-75 blowout Saturday, showing off all their weapons beyond Superman while handing the Hawks the worst home playoff loss in franchise history ... Dwight Howard put up his usual stout numbers 21 points and 16 rebounds but he didn't stand out playing in his hometown. No one on the Magic really did,
ATLANTA (AP) Hunched over his desk and looking very much like a coach trying to find a way beat the NBA's hottest team, Mike Woodson kept shaking his head as he glanced at a television showing highlights from the Orlando Magic's latest win ... Woodson picked apart all the things his Atlanta Hawks can't do it they want to knock off a team that's playing better than anyone (sorry, LeBron and Kobe) ... ``Look at that,'' Woodson said, lecturing the reporters assembled in his office Friday. ``Al