ATLANTA, GA – The Atlanta Hawks open the 2021-22 season on Thursday, Oct. 21 at State Farm Arena against the Dallas Mavericks (7:30 p.m.) in a nationally-televised game on TNT on Opening Night Presented by State Farm, the National Basketball 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 Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks (12 noon, ESPN).