<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-jalen-johnson-injury-report-bulls');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson headline injury report vs. Bulls');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kristaps-Porzingis.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Hawks’ Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson headline injury report vs. Bulls</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T08:37:14-07:00">October 27th, 8:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T08:37:14-07:00">October 27th, 8:37am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-tare-young-honest-season-opener-embarrassing">Hawks have started the season 1-2</a>, and it’s obvious that they’re still trying to gel with the new pieces they’ve added. At the same time, they haven’t been very healthy the past two games, and it’s been to three starters on the team: Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson, and Zaccharie Risacher.</p><p>With a four-game road trip on the horizon, many are wondering if they will get the three back in the lineup as they’re <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-10-27_10AM.pdf" rel="noopener">still on the injury report</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-jalen-johnson-injury-report-thunder">Porzingis is dealing with flu-like symptoms</a>, while Johnson and Risacher have right ankle sprains. Those three are big for what the Hawks are trying to accomplish this season, and having them on the court is key.</p><p>Chemistry is also important, and they showed in their season opener that they still need time to gel with each other. If the frontcourt can get back right and play during this road trip, it will go a long way toward what should be an exciting season for the Hawks.</p><h2><b>Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson’s injury status vs. Bulls</b></h2><p>Porzingis and Johnson are questionable to play against the Bulls, as well as Risacher. All three players have been listed as questionable at some point in the past two games, but are ultimately ruled out near game time. For the time being, the Hawks have started Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Mouhamed Gueye, and Onyeka Okongwu in place of the three. They were able to win a game against the Chicago Bulls, but lost their last game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>The Hawks have dealt with injuries to some of their key players over the past few years, specifically Johnson. Last season, he missed the second half of the season after suffering a shoulder injury, and his absence was felt despite the Hawks still being able to win enough games to compete in the Play-In Tournament.</p><p>The Hawks know that if Johnson can stay healthy, they have a good chance at being competitive this season. The same goes for Porzingis, who had battled with injuries the past few years, including an illness late last season, which has been revealed as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, known as POTS.</p><p>It will be a plus for the Hawks if they can get all of their players back sooner rather than later, so they can continue to build as the season goes on.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson headline injury report vs. Bulls

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-jalen-johnson-injury-report-thunder');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hawks’ Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson among players on injury report vs. Thunder');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Zachary-Draves.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Hawks’ Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson among players on injury report vs. Thunder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T13:19:48-07:00">October 25th, 1:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T13:22:39-07:00">October 25th, 1:22pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Saturday, the Atlanta Hawks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-is-chet-holmgren-playing-vs-hawks-latest-injury-update">will take on</a> the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Meanwhile, two of their top players remain on the injured list.</p><p>Currently, Kristaps Porzingis and Jalen Johnson <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-10-25_01PM.pdf" rel="noopener">are listed</a> as questionable before the game, per the NBA Injured List.  Johnson is battling a sprain on his right ankle, whereas Porzingis is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-mystery-celtics-illness-revealed">coming off a battle with flu-like symptoms</a>.</p><p>The only Hawks player out is Zaccharie Risacher with a right ankle sprain. Atlanta split their first two games of the season and are facing a Thunder team that are off to a 2-0 start.</p><p>On Wednesday, Porzingis scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 138-118 loss to the Toronto Raptors. In that same game, Johnson scored 22 points, dished out eight assists, and grabbed seven rebounds as well.</p><p>Yesterday, Johnson scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 110-107 win over the Orlando Magic. Porzingis didn’t play in that game due to his illness.</p><p>Johnson is coming off a preseason spent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-jalen-johnson-spotted-working-out-lebron-james">preparing with LeBron James</a> and is looking to top his performance from last season, when he averaged 18.9 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game. In March 2024, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/jalen-johnson-ankle-injury-hawks-play-in-tournament-pursuit">Johnson was battling an ankle injury</a>. Eventually, Johnson developed a shoulder injury that required surgery. As a result, his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-jalen-johnson-to-miss-rest-of-season-with-shoulder-injury">2024-2025 season ended in January</a>.</p><p>Meanwhile, Porzingis is beginning his first season with the Hawks after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-atlanta-acquiring-kristaps-porzingis-3-team-trade-celtics-nets">being traded by the Boston Celtics</a>.</p><h2><b>The Hawks’ new frontcourt dynamic</b></h2><p>The addition of Porzingis brings a few assests to the frontcourt. For instance, he and Johnson create space for guys like Tre Young to execute offensively. At the same time, Porzingis and Johnson are not to shabby at shooting the ball themselves with their wide range.</p><p>Furthermore, Porzingis can run the pick-and-roll effectively with the likes of Young. Plus, he can be in good position with an explosive player such as Johnson attacks the basket. In other words, Johnson could provide the quick inside to Porzingis for two points.</p><p>Then, there is their respective heights. Porzingis standing at 7-foot-2 and Johnson at 6-foot-9 can protect the rim and block shots.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hawks’ Kristaps Porzingis, Jalen Johnson among players on injury report vs. Thunder

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-mystery-celtics-illness-revealed');   ga('set', 'title', 'We finally have a diagnosis for Hawks center Kristaps Porzingis’ mystery illness with Celtics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Hawks-center-Kristaps-Porzingis-vs-Rockets-in-NBA-Preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>We finally have a diagnosis for Hawks center Kristaps Porzingis’ mystery illness with Celtics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T09:47:08-07:00">October 22nd, 9:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T09:47:08-07:00">October 22nd, 9:47am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>“The Unicorn” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-sounds-lingering-health-mystery-celtics-trade">Kristaps Porzingis’ time with the Boston Celtics took a strange turn last postseason</a>. The big man, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-news-kristaps-porzingis-reacts-to-bostons-touching-farewell-message">who was once a dominant force in the Celtics’ frontcourt</a>, saw his energy disappear overnight. Now that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/kristaps-porzingis-trade-grade-hawks-celtics-deal">Kristaps Porzingis has joined the Altanta Hawks</a>, fans finally know what happened. Doctors <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6737266/2025/10/22/atlanta-hawks-kristaps-porzingis-illness-trae-young/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">diagnosed</a> the 7-foot-3 star with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, a rare condition that explains the sudden drop in his stamina. The revelation sheds light on what limited his play. It also raises questions about how it may affect his future with the Hawks.</p><p>During his first season with the Celtics, Kristaps Porzingis was unstoppable. He stretched defenses with his outside shooting, defended the rim, and played a huge part in helping Boston capture a championship. But when the playoffs arrived, everything changed. The same player who averaged over 19 points per game in the regular season suddenly looked drained. In the second round, he managed only 25 total points in six games. His body, he said, just wouldn’t cooperate, a struggle that the Hawks hope won’t follow him to Atlanta.</p><h2>The Illness that nearly stopped Hawks star Kristaps Porzingis</h2><p>“It hit me like a truck,” the Hawks star <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6738610/2025/10/22/kristaps-porzingis-illness-explained-nba/" rel="noopener">admitted</a> when asked about the illness. “The breathing wasn’t good. My engine wasn’t running the way I wanted.” At the time, few understood the extent of what he was battling. POTS can spike a person’s heart rate by more than 30 beats per minute just from standing up, leading to extreme fatigue and dizziness, symptoms that align perfectly with Porzingis’ struggles.</p><p>Now part of the Hawks organization, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-feeling-fantastic-mystery-illness">Porzingis is working closely with medical staff to manage the condition</a>. The hope is that with proper treatment and conditioning, he can regain the form that made him one of the most unique players in the league. For the Hawks, his ability to stay healthy could be the difference between a deep playoff push and another early exit.</p><p>The mystery is finally over, but can Kristaps Porzingis conquer POTS and dominate again with the Hawks?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

We finally have a diagnosis for Hawks center Kristaps Porzingis’ mystery illness with Celtics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-why-kristaps-porzingis-thinking-eagles-traded-atlanta');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Kristaps Porzingis was thinking about Eagles when he was traded to Hawks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Hawks-11.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Kristaps Porzingis was thinking about Eagles when he was traded to Hawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T09:10:49-07:00">October 22nd, 9:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T09:10:49-07:00">October 22nd, 9:10am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kristaps Porziņģis was still half-asleep when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-atlanta-acquiring-kristaps-porzingis-3-team-trade-celtics-nets">Latvian big man’s phone began buzzing</a> on the morning he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. Dozens of texts filled his screen. He quickly realized what they meant. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/boston-celtics/kristaps-porzingis-trade-grade-hawks-celtics-deal">Porzingis’s time with</a> the Boston Celtics was over. At home in Latvia, Porzingis opened a group chat expecting confirmation of his next destination. Instead, he saw three bird emojis.</p><p>“I was like, ‘Eagles? What is this?’” Porzingis <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6737266/2025/10/22/atlanta-hawks-kristaps-porzingis-illness-trae-young/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">recalled in a recent conversation</a> with The Athletic. “And then I was like, ohhhhh, the Hawks. Interesting.”</p><p>Atlanta had emerged from nowhere to land the 7-foot-3 forward in a three-team trade involving Boston and Brooklyn. For Porzingis, who had endured an illness that derailed his postseason, the deal represented a fresh start with a young team trying to climb out of the NBA’s play-in purgatory.</p><h2><b>Kristaps Porzingis is healthy heading into his first season with the Hawks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Hawks-21.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Porzingis is eager to move forward after doctors diagnosed him with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a condition that causes rapid heart rates and extreme fatigue. It limited him to 42 games last season and left him drained during Boston’s playoff run. Now, with his energy restored, he is determined to remind the league of his impact.</p><p>“I didn’t have any crashes this summer,” Porzingis said after competing for Latvia at EuroBasket. “I had the gas tank again. I’m excited to come into the season healthy.”</p><p>Atlanta envisions Porzingis as a perfect fit alongside Trae Young, whose playmaking and scoring often carried the Hawks in recent years. His ability to stretch defenses with deep 3-point range could open new dimensions in coach Quin Snyder’s offense.</p><p>Porziņģis, who has averaged nearly 20 points in nine NBA seasons, joins a reshaped Hawks roster. Atlanta also features defensive standouts Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Dyson Daniels, along with rising stars Jalen Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher.</p><p>Snyder has urged patience but acknowledged the urgency of breaking free from mediocrity. In light of this, Porzingis shares that mindset.</p><p>“We’re a young team that aspires to win a championship one day,” he said. “We’re not too far off. I just want to bring more energy and help this group take the next step.”</p><p>For the Hawks, and for Porzingis, those three bird emojis have taken flight in Atlanta.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Kristaps Porzingis was thinking about Eagles when he was traded to Hawks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-atlanta-mutual-interest-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kristaps Porzingis, Hawks have ‘mutual interest’ on contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Hawks-1.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kristaps Porzingis, Hawks have ‘mutual interest’ on contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-17T08:44:19-07:00">October 17th, 8:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-17T08:44:19-07:00">October 17th, 8:44am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks and Kristaps Porzingis share a mutual interest in extending their partnership beyond this season. But both sides appear comfortable waiting to see how things develop before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-taking-well-see-attitude-contract-extension">Hawks or Porzingis commit</a>.</p><p>Porzingis, entering the final year of a two-year, $60 million contract, can negotiate a new deal anytime before June 30, 2026. After being acquired from Boston in a summer trade, the Latvian big man is focused on proving his health and fit within Atlanta’s new-look roster rather than <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6716999/2025/10/14/porzingis-says-no-plans-for-a-contract-extension-but-hes-happy-with-hawks/" rel="noopener">rushing into an agreement</a>.</p><p>“I know that’s an option. I want to see how the year goes,” Porzingis told The Athletic. “I want to show that I’m playing at a high level again, that I’m healthy, that I’m everything, and then that kind of stuff will take care of itself. I want to take it one day at a time.”</p><p>The 7-foot-3 center gives <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-first-bucket-atlanta">Atlanta a new dimension on both ends of the court</a>. His ability to stretch the floor alongside Trae Young should open up the offense. Meanwhile, his rim protection fills a long-standing defensive void. Porzingis averaged 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and shot 41.2 percent from three-point range last season. He also performed well for Latvia at EuroBasket, showing no lingering effects from the injuries that have limited him throughout his career.</p><h2><b>Concerns could remain about Kristaps Porzingis’s durability for the Hawks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Hawks-2.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Still, durability remains a central question. Porzingis has played in 65 games only once over the past seven seasons. His availability will likely dictate both Atlanta’s success and the value of his next contract, which could reach upward of $40 million annually if he stays healthy.</p><p>The Hawks have been deliberate with their financial decisions after reshaping the roster around Young. Atlanta added Porzingis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Luke Kennard this offseason while leaving extension talks for both Porzingis and Young open-ended.</p><p>If Atlanta rises back into Eastern Conference contention, both players could secure significant new deals next summer. But if the Hawks falter, another major roster reset could follow. For now, Porzingis and the organization agree on one thing: patience may be the best play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kristaps Porzingis, Hawks have ‘mutual interest’ on contract extension

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