- Atlanta Hawks jerseys in the mid nineties followed the trends of other teams and had their namesake as big as possible on the front of their jersey. Toronto and Vancouver both had a similar effect on their jerseys. The Hawks went for a huge hawk on the front of extremely graphic jerseys.
- The Atlanta Hawks jerseys in the present day did away with the picture of the hawk and went for a more traditional look. A flying bird is subtly incorporated into a silhouette in the "A" on the jerseys.
- They started life in 1949. Back then they were known as the Tri Cities Blackhawks. They went on to be known as the Milwaukee Jawks in 1951. They packed up and moved to St. Louis in 1955 until they settled in Atlanta in 1968.
- How would an all star team made up totally of players from this club would look like? How about at Guard Lenny Wilkens, at Guard Lou Hudson, at Forward Dominique Wilkins, playing forward Bob Pettit, and at center Moses Malone.
- This club has retired a total of 3 uniforms to date. They are # 9 Bob Pettit, # 21 Dominique Wilkins, and #23 Lou Hudson.
- John Battle, Dan Dickau, Matt Maloney, Bimbo Coles, Steve Henson, Grady O'Malley, Bob Riley, Rodney Monroe, Claude Terry, and Jim Washington all have one thing in common besides having played for this team. While playing for this franchise they all wore the same number. Number 12.
- This club has a bird mascot named Harry.
- Each time this franchise was full of talent and ready to make a run for the championship, they had the misfortune of running headlong into an established dynasty. Such as Michael's Bulls, or Larry's Celtics.
- The day was September 3, 1982 when the franchise made a trade that would pay dividends for years. The team traded John Drew and Freeman Williams to the Jazz for a rookie named Wilkins. This University of Georgia alumni played his way into a spot on the 1982 All Rookie Team averaging over 17 points a game.
- Dikembe Mutombo has been named defensive player of the year three times. Those years are 1997, 1998, and 2001.
- There are 5 players from this team that are in the Hall of Fame. Those players are Walt Bellamy, Connie Hawkins, Moses Malone, Pete Maravich, and Lenny Wilkens.
- In September 2003, this very team was sold outright to a group of executives by Time Warner, along with the Thrashers pro ice hockey team, with which this team share the arena.
- The Philips Arena cost $213 Million to build including construction, financing and public improvements.
- The arena has 9 Party Rental Suites, 1866 club seats, 26 toilets, 23 food outlets, and 4 restaurants built into the plans.
- John Bagley, Sergei Bazarevich, Jerry Eaves, Dion Glover, Danny Manning, Ken Norman, Billy Paultz, Eldridge Recasner, Randy Smith, Tom Van Arsdale, and Freeman Williams all have one thing in common. Do you know what it is? Every one of these players wore the number 5 while playing for this club.
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