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The NBA officially warned Hawks center Zaza Pachulia for violating its anti-flopping policy on Tuesday. Pachulia’s flop occurred during the fourth quarter of a 104-95 win over the Wizards at Philips Arena on Friday. Wizards forward Kevin Seraphin swung his elbows after corralling a defensive rebound. Although Pachulia was standing near Seraphin, the elbows connected with nothing but air. That didn’t stop Pachulia from flopping backwards as if he had been struck in the head. An official was standing nearby and did not bite on Pachulia’s gamesmanship. Video of the flop can be viewed on NBA.com. SI.com

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Lang Greene: #Hawks center Zaza Pachulia said he spent the summer flying coach class w/ the Georgian National basketball team ... with a seating partner Twitter @LangGreene

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Josh Smith, Al Horford, Zaza Pachulia and Jeff Teague are the only four Hawks remaining on the roster from last season. Without some of the leadership returning from years past, Ferry is banking on Teague stepping into a larger leadership role for the team and believes the more the young guard gets to play, the better he’ll ultimately become as a professional. “He’s still a young player,” Ferry said of Teague. “Last year was the first time where he just played. He got to play, totally green lighted. It will be interesting to see how he matures this year and continues to develop with things. It will be more his team. We don’t have Joe. We don’t have Marvin. It will be more of Jeff’s team than it has ever been. I think he’s capable of stepping in and doing a good job with that.” HoopsWorld

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In June, business owners from around the world came together at Harvard Business School to take part in a three-day seminar titled “Leading Your Small Business Through Its Lifecycle,” where students learned best practices for managing their small businesses. Joining them at Harvard was Atlanta Hawks center and Buckhead Bottle Bar owner, Zaza Pachulia. Over the course of the three-day seminar at Harvard, Zaza worked through “real life” case studies related to small business ownership alongside the other 60 students in the class. The class required each student to dissect three case studies per day, finding creative solutions to everyday situations in a variety of business platforms. Leading the class was Professor Richard S. Ruback who stated that Zaza “actively contributed to class discussions, showed a real passion for learning and gained a lot from his time at Harvard.” NBA.com

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The other factor is Smith had a solid relationship with Johnson, who was Smith’s longest-tenured teammate along with Zaza Pachulia and Marvin Williams. Smith was in his second season when Johnson arrived in Atlanta with the expectation of being the team’s star. Smith and Johnson’s strong chemistry on the court was obvious, too, with Smith often looking to pass to Johnson in transition or spotting up in the half court. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Michael Cunningham: Source says #Hawks encouraged by recent x-ray for @Zaza Pachulia (foot). He could play as soon as GM 5 vs. #Celtics. Twitter

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Michael Cunningham: #Hawks also planning to be without C Zaza Pachulia (foot) for start of series vs. #Celtics. Twitter

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Michael Cunningham: #Hawks say CT scan on Zaza Pachulia's foot negative for fracture but he has sprained ligament. Twitter

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Michael Cunningham: Zaza Pachulia pointed out scratches on arms: "Probably just because [LeBron's] nails were too long." Twitter

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However if things went as initially planned last year, head coach Larry Drew wouldn’t have had the luxury of calling Pachulia’s number off the bench in Horford’s absence. “Last year I was very close to being traded,” Pachulia told HOOPSWORLD reflecting on the drama of last year’s trade deadline. “It was tough. It wasn’t easy. I won’t lie. I didn’t have experience with the trade deadline and after getting used to this city, the fans and the arena – this is my home. The [trade] talks lasted a tough couple of days. During my career I haven’t been traded often, only after my first year when Charlotte came into the league with the expansion draft. They picked me and traded me right away to Milwaukee and that was the only time. My last six or seven years I’ve been here with the Hawks.” HoopsWorld

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Lang Greene: Spoke with a few Hawks about the prospect of losing Jamal Crawford from the team. Zaza Pachulia said it would be like losing a brother. Twitter

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Can Pelister: Galatasaray signed Zaza Pachulia. http://dlvr.it/pl0mn Twitter

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Emiliano Carchia: Deal done between Galatasaray and Zaza Pachulia until the end of NBA lockout. Official announcement expected soon Twitter

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Emiliano Carchia: Also Spirou Charleroi tried to sign Zaza Pachulia. But big man loves Istanbul and will likely be announced by Galatasaray today Twitter

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Emiliano Carchia: According to rumors from Turkey Zaza Pachulia is on his way to joining Galatasaray during the NBA lockout Twitter

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Kubilay Keceli: Caja Laboral offers contract to Zaza Pachulia during the lockout. Twitter

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Javier Gancedo: Big fan of Zaza Pachulia. He talks with everybody in an easygoing manner. Very kind with everybody. Twitter

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Zaza Pachulia: “Right now, I’m focused on the Georgian team. But the deal with Besiktas is off and I don’t know what I’m gonna do if the season doesn’t start. It’ll depend on my situation. I’m just gonna take care of my leg. But I really hope the NBA season is gonna start on time. Basketball is a beautiful game." BasketSession.com

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Big loss for the Georgian national team. The team, qualified for the second round at Eurobasket, has lost their leader Zaza Pachulia for the rest of the tournament. The Atlanta Hawks center will be out for a month after hurting his leg in Georgia's game on Monday against Bulgaria. Pachulia averaged 13.6 points and 4.4 rebounds in 5 games throughout Eurobasket. IamaGM.com

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Scott Schroeder: Sounds like Zaza Pachulia is out for a month after hurting his leg in Georgia's game on Monday: http://bit.ly/nxQFFW Twitter

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