It seems the floundering Hawks can't get an even break.

Take the present circumstance. Tonight the Hawks take on the Pistons, who are coming off a 21-point pounding of Minnesota, the leading team in the Midwest Division. Then Saturday night, the Hawks go to Minnesota. No fun there.

Worse, the Hawks will play both weekend games without Shareef Abdur-Rahim, their leading scorer and rebounder.