ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks began to pull away from the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night in the fourth quarter before the actual game started.
One by one, the non-guaranteed contract players started to check into the contest.
Former top-five pick Thomas Robinson was off the bench a couple of minutes before 2015 first-round draft pick R.J. Hunter was at the scorer’s table.
“It’s just focus,” Hunter said of playing with a chance of making a team at stake. “You’ve got to realize that it’s serious but it’s basketball. Your life is not on the line.