Atlanta Hawks

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.

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.

References

Other websites

Atlanta Hawks  at the New Georgia Encyclopedia

Category:National Basketball Association teams
Category:Sports in Atlanta
Category:1946 establishments in the United States
Category:Sports in Buffalo, New York
Category:Sports in Illinois
Category:Sports in Milwaukee
Category:Sports in St. Louis, Missouri