Cavs guard Darius Garland eats the elbow, but Hawks guard Trae Young shoots the free throws. Groans fill the arena, but referees won’t change the call. The replay shows Young flailing his body with no basketball intention besides drawing a whistle,

ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks Trae Young has come up with a new word that’s very familiar to his lack of being named an NBA All-Star. “It’s no longer getting “snubbed” it’s getting “Traed” at this point,” Young posted on X.

Darius Garland's season a year ago almost couldn't have gone worse. Thursday night, his All-Star selection was a redemption of sorts.

The Cleveland Cavaliers secured a significant victory against the Atlanta Hawks, showcasing their All-Star talent and improving their record to 39-9.

Atlanta looks to stop its six-game skid with a victory against Cleveland. The teams match up Thursday for the first time this season.

Although they dealt with the second game back-to-back, the Cavs showed no sign of fatigue at home against the Hawks.

The Cavs take the court against the Atlanta Hawks Thursday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow along here for live score updates.

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Donovan Mitchell added 24 as the Cleveland Cavaliers easily defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 137-115 on Thursday night.

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115

Darius Garland celebrated his call-up to the NBA All-Star game with a 26-point display as the Cleveland Cavaliers buried the Atlanta Hawks 137-115 to extend their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference on Thursday.

The Atlanta Hawks were 2-0 this season against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the Cavs changed that tonight, despite a very good performance from No. 1 pick Zacch