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ATLANTA HAWKS TO HOST WIZARDS IN SEASON OPENER ON THURSDAY, OCT. 27 Full 2016-17 Season Schedule Announced; Memberships Available Now

ATLANTA, GA — The National Association today released the 2016-17 regular season schedule and announced the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club will begin the season at Philips Arena, playing host to Southeast Division rival Washington on Thursday, Oct. 27 th (7:30 p.m.). After visiting Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 29 th , the Hawks will return to Atlanta to take on the on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31 st and the on Wednesday, Nov. 2 nd .

All of Atlanta’s Monday-through-Thursday home games this season will feature 7:30 p.m. tip times, with Friday home games starting at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday game times will vary.

All games will air on the Hawks’ flagship radio station, CBS RADIO’S SportsRadio 92-9 The Game, as well as partner stations on the Hawks Radio Network with “Voice of the Hawks” Steve Holman calling the action. The complete Hawks local television schedule on FOX Sports Southeast will be released at a later date.

Atlanta Hawks Memberships are available now. Visit hawks.com or call 866-715-1500 for more information. Individual game tickets and packages will go on sale at a later date.

Atlanta will appear on national television 16 times, including four contests on TNT – Feb. 2 nd at Houston, Feb. 13 th at Portland, Mar. 13 th at San Antonio and Apr. 6 th vs. Boston, four times on ESPN – Jan. 13 th vs. Boston, Jan. 18 th at Detroit, Mar. 22 nd at Washington and Apr. 12 th at Indiana, and eight times on NBA TV – Nov. 8 th at Cleveland, Nov. 22 nd vs. New Orleans, Jan. 1 st vs. San Antonio, Jan. 16 th at New York, Mar. 24 th at Milwaukee, Apr. 1 st at , Apr. 7 th at Cleveland and Apr. 9 th vs. Cleveland.

Atlanta will face each Eastern Conference club four times - except for Indiana and Toronto (one home/two road), Boston and Detroit (two home/one road) - and every Western Conference opponent twice. The Hawks will play 20 of the 41 home games on weekends (eight Friday/six Saturday/six Sunday).

Notable home matchups include contests with the defending NBA champion (Friday, Mar. 3 rd and Sunday, Apr. 9 th ), (Monday, Mar. 6th ), (Friday, Jan. 13 th and Thursday, Apr. 6 th ), (Sunday, Mar. 5th ), (Saturday, Nov. 5th ) and (Monday, Jan. 23 rd ).

Atlanta will play six-of-the-first-nine games at home. The Hawks’ longest homestand of the season is six straight (Wednesday, Mar. 1 st through Friday, Mar. 10 th ), while the longest road trip is five-in-a-row (Wednesday, Nov. 23 rd through Wednesday, Nov. 30 th ).

Atlanta finishes the first half of the schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 15th at the L.A. Clippers and returns after the break on Friday, Feb. 24 th vs. Miami.

The Hawks will play 18 back-to-back sets, including two home/home back-to-backs eight home/road, four road/home and four road/road. The busiest month of the home schedule is March (10 games), while the Hawks play 10 road contests in November.

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With a bold identity and strong new ownership, the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and Philips Arena remain committed to making Atlantans proud on the court and off. The 2014-15 Southeast Division Champions, the Hawks have made the postseason in nine consecutive seasons and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history in 2015. Off the court, the organization has built a culture of inclusion, diversity and innovation, all with a touch of Southern Hospitality. It continues into the community where the organization builds bridges through basketball, whether by constructing and refurbishing courts in Atlanta neighborhoods, providing scholarships to our basketball camps, or surprising and delighting our fans with unique Atlanta Hawks experiences. Atlanta Hawks Membership, which includes your seat for every home game for the 2016-17 regular season games, is on sale now at www.hawks.com/membership or by calling 866-715-1500! For more information on the Hawks, log on to www.hawks.com today or follow us on twitter @ATLHawks.