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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8/20/21 CONTACT: Hawks Communications (404) 878-3800

ATLANTA HAWKS TO HOST ON OPENING NIGHT PRESENTED BY ® ON THURSDAY, OCT. 21 Defending Southeast Division Champion Hawks to Appear on National TV 19 Times

ATLANTA, GA – The open the 2021-22 on Thursday, Oct. 21 at against the Dallas Mavericks (7:30 p.m.) in a nationally-televised game on TNT on Opening Night Presented by State Farm, the National Association announced today.

Coming off a Southeast Division title and a run to the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the team’s second trip since moving to Atlanta in 1968, the Hawks are scheduled to appear on national television 19 times, including four on TNT, nine on ESPN, one on ABC and five on NBA TV.

The Hawks will have a game on Christmas Day for the first time since 1989, appearing on one of the league’s marquee dates at against the (12 noon, ESPN). Additionally, Atlanta will once again host a contest on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 17, against the defending NBA champion Bucks (6 pm, TNT).

Some of the highlights of the early-season schedule include a Nov. 3 date at (7:30 pm, ESPN) and a West Coast trip in early November (Phoenix, Golden State, Utah and Denver between Nov. 6-12) followed by a five-game homestand vs. Milwaukee, Orlando, , Charlotte and Oklahoma City.

Atlanta opens December with seven-of-10 at home, including a Dec. 3 home date with and home games vs. Brooklyn (Dec. 10, ESPN) and Denver (Dec. 17). Following the aforementioned Christmas Day matchup, the Hawks play a home-and-home set against the Bulls (Dec. 27 in Atlanta and Dec. 29 at ).

The road game in Chicago marks the start of a season-long six-game road trip, including matchups at (Dec. 31), Portland (Jan. 3), Sacramento (Jan. 5), LA Lakers (Jan. 7, ESPN) and LA Clippers (Jan. 9). The Knicks (Jan. 15), Celtics (Jan. 28) and Lakers (Jan. 30) come to Atlanta late in the month.

The Hawks play consecutive Sunday national TV games in February (Feb. 6 at Dallas on ESPN and Feb. 13 at Boston on ABC). The NBA All- Game is slated for Sunday, Feb. 20 in Cleveland.

Atlanta is scheduled for 15 games in March, including three consecutive Friday night home tilts at State Farm Arena (March 11 vs. LA Clippers, March 18 vs. Memphis and March 25 vs. Golden State) as well as a return to Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks (March 22, TNT).

Atlanta’s regular season ends with road contests at (Apr. 8) and (Apr. 10).

The Hawks play 14 sets of back-to-backs this season, including two home/home, four home/road, five road/home and three road/road sets. Atlanta plays every Western Conference team twice and each Eastern Conference opponent four times, except Brooklyn and Milwaukee (two home/one road) as well as and Philadelphia (one home/two road).

All regionally available games will be televised on Southeast and will be available on BallySports.com as well as the Bally Sports app. Each regular season game is anchored by the network’s flagship pre- and postgame show, Hawks LIVE. All games will also air on the Hawks’ radio flagship Sports Radio 92-9 The Game and the Hawks Radio Network, with “Voice of the Hawks” Steve Holman and pregame, halftime and postgame host Mike Conti.

Secure big savings on tickets and get playoff priority this season with a 10-Game Pack, available . You choose from four fan-favorite themed packs including All-Star, Weekend, Eastern or Western Conference. Buy now at Hawks.com/stack. If you want more flexibility, you can build a custom Flex Plan that allows you to choose your games, seats and price. Priority deposits are available at hawks.com/flex and plans go on sale Thursday, August 26. For single games, preseason tickets are available starting August 25, and you can sign up for an exclusive presale at Hawks.com/presale to receive priority access to purchase regular season single games alongside Chase Cardholders. Limited single game tickets go on sale September 2 at 12:00pm. For more information visit Hawks.com or call 1-866.715.1500.

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ABOUT THE ATLANTA HAWKS Committed to entertaining and uniting the city of Atlanta since 1968, the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena, under the leadership of Principal Owners and , continue to build bridges through basketball by following its True to Atlanta mantra. On the court, the Hawks’ exciting young core is led by All-Star as the organization received the NBA’s top ranking in overall in-game experience for the last two seasons. Off the court, the Hawks organization focuses on positively impacting the lives of Atlantans through providing access to youth basketball, fighting food insecurity, and the transformation of State Farm Arena into ’s largest-ever voting precinct for the 2020 elections. The Hawks family also includes the (NBA G League) and Hawks Talon Gaming Club (NBA 2K League). Atlanta Hawks Membership, which includes your seat for every home game for the 2021-22 regular season, 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 or follow us on social media @ATLHawks.