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Malcolm Hill scores first NBA points vs. Bulls

Former Illinois star Malcolm Hill scored his first-career points in the NBA on Monday night against the Bulls.

Hill was signed last week to a 10-day deal with the Atlanta Hawks, who are decimated with COVID issues.

Hill made two free throws in the third quarter of Monday’s game.

A 6-foot-6 native of Belleville, Hill has been around the world since graduating from Illinois in 2017. Before joining the Hawks, he had been with the Birmingham Squadron of the G League.

As an Illini, Hill played during the largely forgettable John Groce era, but ranks third on the school’s all-times scoring list (1,846 points) and is the only Illinois player ever to record multiple 600-point seasons.