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2011–12  Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach Larry Drew
Owners Atlanta Spirit LLC
Arena Philips Arena
Results
Record40–26 (.606)
PlaceDivision: 2nd ( Southeast)
Conference: 4th ( Eastern)
Playoff finish First round
(lost to Celtics 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
Radio 99X
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in Atlanta. The Hawks finished the lockout-shortened season in 5th place in the Eastern Conference with a 40–26 record and reached the 2012 NBA Playoffs where they lost in the first round against the Boston Celtics in six games.

Key dates

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 48 Keith Benson Center  United States Oakland

Roster

2011–12 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 34 Collins, Jason Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-12-02 Stanford
C 25 Dampier, Erick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1976-07-14 Mississippi State
G 33 Green, Willie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1981-07-28 Detroit Mercy
G 6 Hinrich, Kirk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1981-01-02 Kansas
F/C 15 Horford, Al Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida
F 44 Johnson, Ivan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984-04-10 Cal State San Bernardino
G 2 Johnson, Joe (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981-06-29 Arkansas
G/F 1 McGrady, Tracy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-05-24 Mt. Zion Academy (NC)
C 27 Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1984-02-10 Republic of Georgia
G 7 Pargo, Jannero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979-10-22 Arkansas
F 77 Radmanović, Vladimir 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-11-19 Serbia
F 5 Smith, Josh (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985-12-05 Oak Hill Academy (VA)
G/F 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1974-11-05 North Carolina
G 0 Teague, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1988-06-10 Wake Forest
F 24 Williams, Marvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1986-06-19 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 15, 2012

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.


2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 19 @ Charlotte Bobcats 77–79 Josh Smith
Al Horford (11)
Josh Smith
Ivan Johnson (7)
Joe Johnson (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 0–1
2 December 22 Charlotte Bobcats 92–75 Josh Smith (21) Zaza Pachulia (8) Joe Johnson (5) Philips Arena 1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y- Miami Heat 46 20 .697 28–5 18–15 9–5 66
x- Atlanta Hawks 40 26 .606 6 23–10 17–16 11–3 66
x- Orlando Magic 37 29 .561 9 21–12 16–17 8–7 66
Washington Wizards 20 46 .303 26 11–22 9–24 7–7 66
Charlotte Bobcats 7 59 .106 39 4–29 3–30 1–14 66
Eastern Conference
#Team W L PCT GB GP
1z- Chicago Bulls5016.75866
2y- Miami Heat *4620.6974.066
3x- Indiana Pacers *4224.6368.066
4y- Boston Celtics3927.59111.066
5x- Atlanta Hawks4026.60610.066
6x- Orlando Magic3729.56113.066
7x- New York Knicks3630.54514.066
8x- Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015.066
9 Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019.066
10 Detroit Pistons2541.37925.066
11 Toronto Raptors2343.34827.066
12 New Jersey Nets2244.33328.066
13 Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829.066
14 Washington Wizards2046.30330.066
15 Charlotte Bobcats759.10643.066

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 40–26 (home: 23–10; road: 17–16)
December: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 27 @ New Jersey W 106–70 Vladimir Radmanović (17) Zaza Pachulia (11) Vladimir Radmanović (5) Prudential Center
18,711
1–0
2 December 28 Washington W 101–83 Joe Johnson (18) Al Horford
Josh Smith
(10)
Jeff Teague (5) Philips Arena
17,750
2–0
3 December 30 New Jersey W 105–98 Jeff Teague (22) Zaza Pachulia (8) Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena
16,300
3–0
4 December 31 @ Houston L 84–95 Al Horford
Joe Johnson (15)
Josh Smith (7) Jeff Teague (5) Toyota Center
14,390
3–1
January: 13–5 (home: 6–1; road: 7–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 January 2 @ Miami W 100–92 Joe Johnson (21) Al Horford (9) Jeff Teague (5) American Airlines Arena
20,078
4–1
6 January 3 @ Chicago L 74–76 Al Horford (16) Josh Smith (14) Joe Johnson
Jeff Teague (4)
United Center
22,166
4–2
7 January 5 Miami L 109–116 (3OT) Joe Johnson (20) Josh Smith (13) Jeff Teague (7) Philips Arena
18,371
4–3
8 January 6 @ Charlotte W 102–96 (OT) Josh Smith (23) Josh Smith (13) Jeff Teague (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
17,827
5–3
9 January 7 Chicago W 109–94 Josh Smith (25) Al Horford (7) Jeff Teague (8) Philips Arena
17,112
6–3
10 January 9 @ New Jersey W 106–101 Josh Smith (26) Al Horford (9) Al Horford
Joe Johnson (6)
Prudential Center
12,259
7–3
11 January 11 @ Indiana L 84–96 Josh Smith (16) Josh Smith
Zaza Pachulia (7)
Three players (3) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
10,334
7–4
12 January 12 Charlotte W 111–81 Josh Smith (30) Josh Smith (13) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena
10,597
8–4
13 January 14 Minnesota W 93–91 Joe Johnson (25) Ivan Johnson (11) Jeff Teague (10) Philips Arena
13,135
9–4
14 January 16 Toronto W 93–84 Josh Smith (28) Josh Smith (15) Joe Johnson
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena
11,050
10–4
15 January 18 Portland W 92–89 Joe Johnson (24) Josh Smith
Zaza Pachulia (11)
Joe Johnson
Jeff Teague (5)
Philips Arena
13,729
11–4
16 January 20 @ Philadelphia L 76–90 Willie Green (14) Josh Smith (6) Jeff Teague (6) Wells Fargo Center
17,724
11–5
17 January 21 Cleveland W 121–94 Joe Johnson (25) Josh Smith (11) Jannero Pargo (6) Philips Arena
15,922
12–5
18 January 23 @ Milwaukee W 97–92 Joe Johnson (26) Zaza Pachulia (14) Jeff Teague
Tracy McGrady (5)
Bradley Center
13,048
13–5
19 January 25 @ San Antonio L 83–105 Jeff Teague (20) Marvin Williams (9) Joe Johnson (7) AT&T Center
17,888
13–6
20 January 27 @ Detroit W 107–101 (OT) Joe Johnson (30) Josh Smith (11) Kirk Hinrich (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
14,010
14–6
21 January 29 @ New Orleans W 94–72 Jeff Teague (24) Joe Johnson (9) Jeff Teague (4) New Orleans Arena
14,962
15–6
22 January 31 @ Toronto W 100–77 Joe Johnson (30) Josh Smith
Zaza Pachulia
Ivan Johnson (6)
Jeff Teague (5) Air Canada Centre
16,117
16–6
February: 4–9 (home: 2–5; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
23 February 2 Memphis L 77–96 Josh Smith (11) Ivan Johnson (9) Tracy McGrady
Jeff Teague
Jannero Pargo (4)
Philips Arena
14,211
16–7
24 February 4 Philadelphia L 87–98 Jeff Teague (21) Ivan Johnson (13) Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena
18,012
16–8
25 February 6 Phoenix L 90–99 Josh Smith (18) Zaza Pachulia (8) Three players (3) Philips Arena
11,823
16–9
26 February 8 Indiana W 97–87 Josh Smith (28) Josh Smith (12) Joe Johnson (8) Philips Arena
16,288
17–9
27 February 10 @ Orlando W 89–87 (OT) Josh Smith (23) Josh Smith (19) Joe Johnson
Josh Smith (5)
Amway Center
18,846
18–9
28 February 12 Miami L 87–107 Willie Green (17) Zaza Pachulia (16) Josh Smith (7) Philips Arena
18,371
18–10
29 February 14 @ L. A. Lakers L 78–86 Jeff Teague (18) Zaza Pachulia (10) Joe Johnson (5) Staples Center
18,997
18–11
30 February 15 @ Phoenix W 101–99 Josh Smith (30) Josh Smith (17) Josh Smith (7) US Airways Center
15,392
19–11
31 February 18 @ Portland L 77–97 Joe Johnson (19) Zaza Pachulia
Josh Smith (10)
Josh Smith (9) Rose Garden
20,635
19–12
32 February 20 @ Chicago L 79–90 Jannero Pargo (19) Josh Smith (12) Josh Smith (5) United Center
22,033
19–13
33 February 22 @ New York L 82–99 Jeff Teague (18) Ivan Johnson (8) Willie Green (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763
19–14
34 February 23 Orlando W 83–78 Josh Smith (22) Zaza Pachulia (13) Kirk Hinrich
Zaza Pachulia (4)
Philips Arena
14,523
20–14
35 February 29 Golden State L 82–85 Joe Johnson (18) Zaza Pachulia (16) Jeff Teague (4) Philips Arena
13,049
20–15
March: 11–8 (home: 7–2; road: 4–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
36 March 2 Milwaukee W 99–94 Josh Smith (24) Josh Smith (19) Tracy McGrady (5) Philips Arena
13,311
21–15
37 March 3 Oklahoma City W 97–90 Josh Smith (30) Zaza Pachulia (14) Jerry Stackhouse (5) Philips Arena
18,087
22–15
38 March 6 @ Indiana W 101–96 Josh Smith (27) Zaza Pachulia (10) Jeff Teague (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11,393
23–15
39 March 7 @ Miami L 86–89 Josh Smith (23) Zaza Pachulia (10) Zaza Pachulia
Jannero Pargo (3)
American Airlines Arena
20,018
23–16
40 March 9 @ Detroit L 85–86 Josh Smith (21) Josh Smith (7) Joe Johnson (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
15,503
23–17
41 March 11 @ Sacramento W 106–99 Josh Smith (28) Zaza Pachulia (13) Jeff Teague (7) Power Balance Pavilion
13,976
24–17
42 March 13 @ Denver L 117–118 (OT) Joe Johnson (34) Zaza Pachulia
Josh Smith (13)
Jeff Teague (8) Pepsi Center
15,594
24–18
43 March 14 @ L. A. Clippers L 82–96 Joe Johnson (19) Zaza Pachulia (10) Joe Johnson
Jeff Teague (5)
Staples Center
19,060
24–19
44 March 16 Washington W 102–88 Joe Johnson (34) Zaza Pachulia (10) Josh Smith (8) Philips Arena
15,241
25–19
45 March 18 @ Cleveland W 103–87 Joe Johnson (28) Zaza Pachulia (12) Josh Smith (9) Quicken Loans Arena
15,645
26–19
46 March 19 Boston L 76–79 Joe Johnson (25) Zaza Pachulia (13) Josh Smith (8) Philips Arena
16,412
26–20
47 March 21 Cleveland W 103–102 (OT) Josh Smith (32) Josh Smith (17) Jeff Teague (7) Philips Arena
12,331
27–20
48 March 23 New Jersey W 93–84 Josh Smith (30) Josh Smith (12) Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena
14,129
28–20
49 March 24 @ Washington W 95–92 Josh Smith (20) Josh Smith (9) Jeff Teague (9) Verizon Center
18,588
29–20
50 March 25 Utah W 139–133 (4OT) Joe Johnson (37) Zaza Pachulia (20) Jeff Teague (9) Philips Arena
13,544
30–20
51 March 27 @ Milwaukee L 101–108 Josh Smith (30) Josh Smith (18) Joe Johnson (8) Bradley Center
12,223
30–21
52 March 28 Chicago L 77–98 Josh Smith (19) Zaza Pachulia (10) Jeff Teague (8) Philips Arena
16,290
30–22
53 March 30 New York W 100–90 Joe Johnson (28) Zaza Pachulia (12) Jeff Teague (7) Philips Arena
18,389
31–22
54 March 31 @ Philadelphia L 90–95 Josh Smith (34) Josh Smith (9) Kirk Hinrich (6) Wells Fargo Center
19,714
31–23
April: 9–3 (home: 6–2; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
55 April 4 Charlotte W 120–93 Josh Smith (24) Zaza Pachulia (11) Jannero Pargo
Jeff Teague (6)
Philips Arena
13,046
32–23
56 April 6 Detroit W 101–96 Jeff Teague (24) Josh Smith (12) Jeff Teague (11) Philips Arena
15,143
33–23
57 April 7 @ Charlotte W 116–96 Joe Johnson (18) Zaza Pachulia (16) Jannero Pargo (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,715
34–23
58 April 11 @ Boston L 86–88 (OT) Jeff Teague (21) Josh Smith (11) Jeff Teague (6) TD Garden
18,624
34–24
59 April 13 @ Orlando W 109–81 Jannero Pargo (17) Josh Smith (8) Josh Smith (4) Amway Center
18,846
35–24
60 April 15 Toronto L 86–102 Josh Smith (26) Josh Smith (8) Joe Johnson (5) Philips Arena
13,845
35–25
61 April 16 @ Toronto W 109–87 Ivan Johnson (21) Josh Smith (9) Jeff Teague (10) Air Canada Centre
15,992
36–25
62 April 18 Detroit W 116–84 Tracy McGrady (17) Ivan Johnson (10) Jannero Pargo (8) Philips Arena
14,392
37–25
63 April 20 Boston W 97–92 Joe Johnson (30) Josh Smith (12) Joe Johnson (6) Philips Arena
16,214
38–25
64 April 22 New York L 112–113 Marvin Williams (29) Marvin Williams (11) Jeff Teague (6) Philips Arena
18,158
38–26
65 April 24 L. A. Clippers W 109–102 Joe Johnson (28) Josh Smith (10) Josh Smith (5) Philips Arena
18,223
39–26
66 April 26 Dallas W 106–89 Josh Smith (23) Josh Smith (9) Josh Smith (7) Philips Arena
14,595
40–26
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

2012 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 29 Boston W 83–74 Josh Smith (22) Josh Smith (18) Joe Johnson (5) Philips Arena
19,292
1–0
2 May 1 Boston L 80–87 Joe Johnson (22) Josh Smith (12) Joe Johnson, Josh Smith (5) Philips Arena
19,308
1–1
3 May 4 @ Boston L 84–90 (OT) Joe Johnson (29) Marvin Williams (11) Jeff Teague (6) TD Garden
18,624
1–2
4 May 5 @ Boston L 79–101 Josh Smith (15) Josh Smith (13) Josh Smith (5) TD Garden
18,624
1–3
5 May 8 Boston W 87–86 Al Horford (19) Josh Smith (16) Josh Smith (6) Philips Arena
19,319
2–3
6 May 10 @ Boston L 80–83 Josh Smith (18) Al Horford, Josh Smith (9) Jeff Teague (6) TD Garden
18,624
2–4
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Atlanta Hawks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jason Collins 30 10 10.3 .400 .467 1.6 .3 .1 .1 1.3
Erick Dampier [a] 15 0 5.5 .125 1.7 .3 .1 .3 .1
Willie Green 53 2 17.4 .471 .442 .857 1.5 .8 .4 .1 7.6
Kirk Hinrich 48 31 25.8 .414 .346 .781 2.1 2.8 .8 .2 6.6
Al Horford 11 11 31.6 .553 .000 .733 7.0 2.2 .9 1.3 12.4
Ivan Johnson 56 0 16.7 .513 .333 .720 4.0 .6 .8 .3 6.4
Joe Johnson 60 60 35.5 .454 .388 .849 3.7 3.9 .8 .2 18.8
Tracy McGrady 52 0 16.1 .437 .455 .675 3.0 2.1 .3 .3 5.3
Zaza Pachulia 58 44 28.3 .499 .741 7.9 1.4 .9 .5 7.8
Jannero Pargo 50 0 13.4 .415 .384 .950 1.5 1.9 .4 .0 5.6
Vladimir Radmanović 49 3 15.4 .376 .370 .759 2.9 1.1 .4 .3 4.5
Donald Sloan [a] 5 0 4.0 .375 .000 1.0 1.0 .2 .0 1.2
Josh Smith 66 66 35.3 .458 .257 .630 9.6 3.9 1.4 1.7 18.8
Jerry Stackhouse 30 0 9.1 .370 .342 .913 .8 .5 .3 .1 3.6
Jeff Teague 66 66 33.1 .476 .342 .757 2.4 4.9 1.6 .6 12.6
Marvin Williams 57 37 26.3 .432 .389 .788 5.2 1.2 .8 .3 10.2
  • a Statistics with the Atlanta Hawks.

Playoffs

Atlanta Hawks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jason Collins 5 4 17.0 .545 2.4 .0 .2 .0 2.4
Erick Dampier 4 0 13.8 .538 .667 3.5 .0 .0 .2 4.0
Willie Green 5 0 12.6 .462 .250 1.6 .6 .0 .0 2.6
Kirk Hinrich 6 4 23.5 .433 .375 1.000 2.0 1.0 .7 .0 5.7
Al Horford 3 2 36.0 .588 .750 8.3 2.7 1.3 1.3 15.3
Ivan Johnson 5 0 10.8 .313 .000 .600 3.4 .0 .6 .0 2.6
Joe Johnson 6 4 40.5 .373 .250 .750 3.5 3.5 1.3 .2 17.2
Tracy McGrady 6 0 15.0 .385 .000 .833 2.8 1.0 .0 .3 4.2
Jannero Pargo 5 0 9.2 .286 .333 1.0 1.2 .4 .0 3.2
Vladimir Radmanović 2 0 7.5 .000 .000 .5 .5 .0 .0 .0
Josh Smith 5 4 39.2 .386 .000 .762 13.6 4.8 .6 1.0 16.8
Jeff Teague 6 4 37.5 .411 .412 .895 3.7 4.2 .8 .8 14.0
Marvin Williams 6 2 24.2 .356 .500 .778 5.5 .8 .5 .3 7.8

Awards and milestones

  • Joe Johnson was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (March 19 – 25). [3]
  • Ivan Johnson was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for April. [4]

All-Star

Injuries and disciplinary actions

  • Kirk Hinrich missed the first 18 games of the regular season after having surgery on his left shoulder. [6]
  • On January, Al Horford underwent surgery to repair a torn left pectoral muscle and missed the remainder of the regular season. [7]
  • Ivan Johnson was fined $25,000 for making an obscene gesture to a fan after their Game 6 loss to the Boston Celtics in the playoffs. [8]
  • Hawks co-owner Michael Gearon, Jr. received a $35,000 fine for comments made on Celtics forward Kevin Garnett and officials during the first round of the playoffs. [9]

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

June 23, 2011 To Atlanta Hawks
Cash considerations
To Golden State Warriors
Conditional 2012 second round pick.

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Ivan Johnson December 9 Qingdao Doublestar ( China)
Tracy McGrady December 9 Detroit Pistons
Vladimir Radmanović December 9 Golden State Warriors
Donald Sloan (10-day contract) December 9 Erie BayHawks ( D-League)
Jerry Stackhouse December 9 Miami Heat
Jannero Pargo December 20 Chicago Bulls
Willie Green December 22 New Orleans Hornets
Erick Dampier March 1 Miami Heat
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Damien Wilkins December 9 Detroit Pistons
Jamal Crawford December 15 Portland Trail Blazers

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. [10] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season. [11]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Hilton Armstrong June 30 ASVEL Basket ( France) No
Magnum Rolle July 27 Changwon LG Sakers ( South Korea) Yes
Pape Sy August 26 BCM Gravelines ( France) Yes
Josh Powell September 5 Liaoning Dinosaurs ( China) No
Zaza Pachulia October 7 Galatasaray Medical Park ( Turkey) Yes

See also

2011–12 NBA season

References

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  2. ^ Hawks Vs. Raptors: Atlanta Clinches Playoff Berth With 109–87 Win Over Toronto, SB Nation. April 17, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Durant, Johnson named Players of the Week" (Press release). NBA.com. March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "Hawks' Johnson, Nuggets' Faried get Rookie of Month honors". NBA.com. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "Hawks' Johnson (knee) to sit out All-Star weekend". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  6. ^ Hawks' Kirk Hinrich close to return, ESPN.com. January 21, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  7. ^ Al Horford sidelined with shoulder injury, ESPN.com. January 13, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  8. ^ Hawks' forward Ivan Johnson fined $25K for obscene gesture Archived May 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, NBA.com. May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  9. ^ Hawks owner fined $35K for calling Garnett dirty, Sports Illustrated. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  10. ^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  11. ^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.