FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 9, 2012 CONTACT: Garin Narain or Alison Sawyer, Hawks Media Relations, 404.878.3800 Meagan Swingle, Fox Sports South, 404.230.7318 GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SUPERSTAR AND ATLANTA NATIVE, T.I., TO JOIN ATLANTA HAWKS BROADCAST ON SPORTSOUTH T.I. to make debut as color commentator during Hawks vs. Heat Broadcast tonight on SportSouth ATLANTA, GA --- With music, acting, producing, two novels and fashion under his belt, Atlanta Native, T.I. will soon add NBA color commentator to his resume. When the Atlanta Hawks take on the Miami Heat tonight at Philips Arena, T.I. will join longtime SportSouth commentator Bob Rathbun and former Atlanta Hawk Duane Ferrell as contributing sports analyst. During his debut, T.I. will participate in live game day coverage on SportSouth during the first two quarters of the Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat game airing at 7:30 p.m. T.I. will be available for media prior to the broadcast from 6:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Atlanta Hawks, a member of the National Basketball Association since 1949, play in the Southeast Division, along with the Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards. Tickets for all Hawks home games are on sale at www.hawks.com/tickets , the Philips Arena box office and all Ticketmaster locations, with absolutely no ticketing fees. Purchase lower level season tickets for the 2012-13 season for less than $24 a game! For more information, log onto www.hawks.com or follow the team’s official Twitter feed at @ATLHawks and on Facebook at facebook.com/Hawks. About T.I. Tip “T.I.” Harris is a Grammy Award-winning rapper, film and music producer, actor, and author. He is the founder and co- chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records, and he launched his film company, Grand Hustle Films, in 2007. T.I. knows the excitement, danger, and pain of which he writes. Preceding the release of his eighth studio album “Trouble Man,” and just in time for the premiere of Season Two of his hugely successful VH1 series, “T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle,” Grammy-winning artist and actor T.I. pens a powerful follow-up to his street-lit epic POWER & BEAUTY. Adding to all this, T.I. can be seen alongside Kelsey Grammer on Starz’ hit political comedy, “BOSS.” On top of all this, T.I. has also made his mark in the world of fashion with his clothing line AKOO (A King Of Oneself). He and his wife, Tiny, are involved in charities and community outreach with children and those suffering with Alzheimer’s. For more information on T.I., visit www.trapmuzik.com , www.twitter.com/Tip , and www.facebook.com/TI . For all press inquiries, please contact Sydney Margetson 212.707.2262 / [email protected] . About SportSouth The FOX Sports regional networks serving the Southeast – SportSouth, FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Tennessee, and FOX Sports Carolinas – collectively reach more than 12.9 million cable and satellite households in seven states across the Southeast. They are the television home of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Bobcats, Memphis Grizzlies, Nashville Predators, New Orleans Hornets, and Indiana Pacers, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference, Conference USA, Southeastern Conference, and Big 12 Conference, and offer expanded coverage of the University of Kentucky, University of South Carolina and University of Tennessee. Combined, the four networks produce more than 800 live local events each year. For more information, please visit FOXSportsSouth.com ,FOXSportsTennessee.com , and FOXSportsCarolinas.com . # # # .