Hawks fall to Wizards in summer league play: The Atlanta Hawks fell into the loser’s bracket of the Las Vegas Summer League with a 71-60 loss to the Wizards on Thursday. The Hawks (4-2) were outscored 26-12 in the final quarter in the defeat. The Hawks had three double-digit scorers with Brandon Ashley (12), Bryce Cotton (11) and Taurean Prince (10). -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Patterson claimed by Kings: Lamar Patterson will continue his career with Sacramento. The guard/forward was claimed by the Kings after he was waived by the Hawks two days ago. Patterson had a non-guaranteed contract, and the Hawks needed to clear salary-cap space to complete the signings of Dwight Howard and Kris Humphries. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution