Trae Young Reacts To Disappointing Atlanta Hawks News

The Atlanta Hawks are a team that typically hosts a game at State Farm Arena on Martin Luther King Day.

However, the 2024-25 NBA schedule revealed that the Hawks will visit the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden over the holidays.

By Brad Rowland of Locked On Hawks: “The Hawks will NOT have a home game on Martin Luther King Day.

Atlanta will play in New York on Martin Luther King Day (Monday, January 20) at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Following the news, Hawks superstar Trae Young sent a job on X which had over 6,000 likes and 450,000 impressions in less than two hours.

Young wrote: “MLK is disappointed in you all… @NBA. I’m sorry Atlanta”

John Hollinger of The Athletic added more details.

Hollinger wrote: “No Martin Luther King game for the Hawks, which is crazy, but I think it’s because the NCAA football championship is right next door that day.”

The Hawks are coming off a tough season, but they still have an extremely talented team led by a superstar (Young).

He finished last year averaging 25.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 10.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 43.0 percent from the field and 37.3 percent from three-point range in 54 games.

Additionally, the former Oklahoma star participated in his third NBA All-Star Game.

By ClutchPoints: “Trae Young is not a fan of the NBA leaving out the Hawks on Martin Luther King Day for the upcoming season 😳

Atlanta has hosted a game on Martin Luther King Day every season since 1994 and has played a total of 33 games on the holiday.