The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
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| Conference | Eastern | |||
| Division | Southeast | |||
| Founded | 1946 | |||
| History | Buffalo Bisons 1946 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 1946–1951 Milwaukee Hawks 1951–1955 St. Louis Hawks 1955–1968 Atlanta Hawks 1968–present[1][2][3] | |||
| Arena | State Farm Arena | |||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Team colors | Torch red, volt green, Georgia granite gray[4][5][6] | |||
| Main sponsor | Sharecare[7] | |||
| President | Travis Schlenk | |||
| General manager | Travis Schlenk | |||
| Head coach | Lloyd Pierce[8] Nate McMillan (interim) | |||
| Ownership | Tony Ressler (principal owner) | |||
| Affiliation(s) | College Park Skyhawks | |||
| Championships | 1 (1958) | |||
| Conference titles | 5 Western: 4 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961) | |||
| Division titles | 8 (1968, 1970, 1980, 1987, 1994, 2015, 2021) | |||
| Retired numbers | 7 (6, 9, 21, 23, 44, 55, 59) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Team history
The Hawks have played in several cities throughout the team's history, and have also had other names. The team was first the Buffalo Bisons in 1946, then moved to Moline, Illinois that same year, being called the Tri-Cities Blackhawks until 1951. (They did not join the NBA until 1949). In 1951, they changed their name to the Hawks and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, then moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1955. While in St. Louis, they won an NBA championship in 1958. As of 2022, this is the only championship the team has won. The Hawks moved to Atlanta in 1968, and have been there ever since.
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