The Atlanta Hawks were blitzed by the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, 121-99, and they lost rookie guard Kingston Flemings late in the fourth quarter after he threw an elbow at Pelicans guard Bryce McGowens and was subsequently hit with an ejection, as per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
At the time of Kingston Flemings’ ejection, the Hawks were down 23 points to the Pelicans, thus it had no effect on the final score of the game. Flemings ended the night with 12 points, two rebounds, six assists and four steals in 25 minutes. He shot 4-of-8 from the field, 1-of-2 from the 3-point line and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line.
With the loss, the Hawks fell to 3-4 on the season. The Hawks had recently snapped a three-game losing streak with a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The No. 8 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, Flemings has been coming off the bench for the Hawks to begin his rookie season. He had appeared in all six of the Hawks’ games coming into Saturday’s matchup against the Pelicans, at a little over 19 minutes per game.
He was averaging 6.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists with splits of 47.1 percent shooting from the field, 36.4 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 50 percent shooting from the free-throw line. His best statistical game thus far of his rookie career came this past week on Oct. 28 in a loss to the Miami Heat. He finished with 23 points, five rebounds, five assists, one steal and one blocked shot in a little over 28 minutes of play.
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