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Atlanta Hawks' Thabo Sefolosha hurt in arrest, to miss playoffs
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Atlanta Hawks NBA basketball players Thabo Sefolosha, center, and Pero Antic, back left, leave a courthouse in New York on Wednesday. The players have been released after their arrest on charges they blocked officers from setting up a crime scene following the stabbing of Indiana Pacers' Chris Copeland. - photo by Craig Ruttle
Charles Odum
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Updated: Apr 9, 2015, 11:53 PM
Published: Apr 10, 2015, 12:01 AM
ATLANTA — Atlanta forward Thabo Sefolosha will miss the Hawks' final four regular-season games and the postseason because of a fractured right fibula and ligament damage suffered when he and teammate Pero Antic were arrested early Wednesday in New York. The Hawks confirmed Sefolosha's injury Thursday and said he will need surgery. The Swiss player was limping following the arrest.
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Slumping Atlanta Hawks facing tough week against Celtics and Cavs
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Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer and Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) react while talking with referee Ken Mauer (41) during the second half of a game against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in New York. The Nets won 91-82. - photo by Adam Hunger
Charles Odum
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Updated: Apr 5, 2017, 1:43 AM
Published: Apr 5, 2017, 1:46 AM
ATLANTA — The playoffs are no longer a certainty for the struggling Atlanta Hawks, whose immediate concern has shifted from postseason seeding to not being pushed out the door. And after losing nine of their last 11, the challenge just got more difficult. The Hawks, who have slipped to sixth in the eight-team Eastern Conference playoff standings, will play three games in four days against the conference’s top two teams.
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