Cole Patty of Hawks Hoop: “Most people are familiar with Murphy’s Law or at least the current version of “whatever can go wrong will go wrong.” Commonly said in situations by the Average Joe on one of the days where the bad luck comes in bunches; it’s almost as if the forces of the universe just won’t let something nice happen to them, no matter how much good karma they may have built up. Al Horford may be a two-time All-Star, but his career also feels like the embodiment of this law. Every time Horford gets a bit of momentum going towards finally becoming the superstar he plays like, something bad seems to happen. On top of that, he is mostly overlooked in the “best center in the East” discussions, he wasn’t named an All-Star during a great 2012-13 campaign, and was constantly overshadowed during his career by the more bombastic Josh Smith. In fact, most of the mainstream media coverage on Horford is about why he should be playing power forward instead of mentioning that he is a matchup nightmare for his larger stone footed counterparts.”
Chris Vivlamore of the AJC: “Starting next season, every Hawks regular-season game will be televised. The Hawks and SportSouth have reached a long-term television rights agreement to remain the exclusive regional television partner of the franchise, it was announced Thursday.”
Mike Ozanian of Forbes: “There appears to be no end in sight for the incredible bull market in sports in general and the NBA in particular. Latest example: Goldman Sachs thinks it can get more than $1 billion for the Atlanta Hawks, according to people familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak about it publicly. Bruce Levenson, who hired Goldman Sachs to represent him in the sale, announced in early September that he would sell his controlling interest in the NBA team as a result of an “inappropriate and offensive” e-mail he wrote two years ago. Goldman Sachs would not comment.”
