Former Hawks finance executive Lester T. Jones Jr. was sentenced to 41 months in prison for embezzling approximately $3.7 million from the team.

Authorities announced Wednesday that former Atlanta Hawks finance executive Lester T. Jones Jr. was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for embezzling approximately $3.7 million from the team through fraudulent expense reimbursement requests and misuse of corporate credit cards.

After another dissappointing performance, the Atlanta Hawks season is on the verge of ending unless they can turn things around quickly. Atlanta trailed by 13

The Atlanta Hawks' former senior vice president of finance was sentenced Wednesday to just over three years in federal prison for stealing $3.8 million from the team.

A former high-ranking Atlanta Hawks executive was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for embezzling millions of dollars from the NBA team to fund a luxury lifestyle.

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Jalen Brunson turned Madison Square Garden into his personal stage on Tuesday night, dropping 39 points as the New York Knicks blew out the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 to grab a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.