FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 7, 2013 CONTACT: Garin Narain, Jon Steinberg or Jason Roose, Hawks Media Relations (404) 878-3800 JEFF TEAGUE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN TACO BELL SKILLS CHALLENGE Guard Becomes the First Hawks Player in Franchise History to Take Part in Skills Competition ATLANTA, GA ----- Hawks guard Jeff Teague was selected to participate in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge at State Farm All- Star Saturday Night, Feb. 16 th , in Houston, TX. The Taco Bell Skills Challenge was first introduced at NBA All-Star 2003 in Atlanta and features players competing in a two-round timed "obstacle course" consisting of dribbling, passing and shooting stations. All players must observe basic NBA ball-handling rules while completing the course. State Farm All- Star Saturday Night will air live on TNT beginning at 8 p.m. The Hawks’ fourth-year guard joins reigning skills challenge champion Tony Parker of San Antonio, Jrue Holiday of Philadelphia, Brandon Knight of Detroit, Damian Lillard of Portland and Jeremy Lin of Houston as participants in this year’s contest. Teague is averaging a career-best 14.1 points on .456 shooting, 2.4 rebounds and a career-high 6.8 assists per game (12 th in the NBA) in 33.3 minutes per game in 48 games (all starts). He is also shooting career bests from three-point range (.390) and the free throw line (.871; 12 th in the league) and his seven double-doubles ranks eighth among all point guards in the NBA. State Farm All-Star Saturday Night will also feature the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest; the Sears Shooting Stars; and the Sprite Slam Dunk contest. The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 17, will air live on TNT, ESPN Radio and in 215 countries and will be broadcast in 47 languages. 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 on the Hawks, log on to www.hawks.com. ### .