Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers: where to watch live and start time (NBA, Oct 29) By Luís Henrique Costa
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The Atlanta Hawks host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in the NBA’s 2026-27 regular season, with tip-off at 8 p.m. ET at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. US viewers can follow the game on four channels: WANF, WPCH, NBA TV and Fubo.
The Cavaliers arrive with a 3-1 record and the Hawks with a 2-3 record, according to the figures published by one of the sources consulted. The reports do not show the current standings in the Eastern Conference, so the teams’ positions in the table after this round are not confirmed. The most recent meeting found in the sources is an older game, from a previous season, won by Cleveland 122-116. The date of that game was not confirmed.
Where to watch Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers live
The game will be shown in the United States on the following channels:
- WANF (Atlanta News First): over-the-air TV
- WPCH (The CW): over-the-air TV
- NBA TV: cable TV
- Fubo: streaming
Start time and venue of Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
- Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Start time: 8 p.m. ET (America/New_York)
- Venue: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
- Competition and phase: NBA, regular season 2026-27
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How the Atlanta Hawks arrive
Quin Snyder is the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks. The main players in the team’s 2025-26 statistics are Jalen Johnson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, CJ McCollum, Onyeka Okongwu and Dyson Daniels.
Mouhamed Gueye is out with a foot injury. Henri Veesaar is out for the season with a torn ACL, according to two sources. One of the sources also lists C. White as out with a calf injury, and the other does not, so that absence is not confirmed. A report from a fan site listed Jock Landale as out with an ankle injury, but the official source did not confirm it.
The Hawks played the Miami Heat on Wednesday, October 28. The sources did not report the result of that game.
How the Cleveland Cavaliers arrive
The name of the Cavaliers’ head coach was not confirmed in the sources consulted. The main players in the team’s 2025-26 statistics are Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Peyton Watson.
Nae’Qwan Tomlin is listed as out with a lower back injury. One source gives an expected return of three to four weeks from October 20. The injury reports diverge on other players. One source lists A. Edwards as out with a knee injury, for up to two months, and D. DiVincenzo as out with an Achilles tendon injury. The other source lists Khalifa Diop as day-to-day with a knee injury, and does not mention Edwards or DiVincenzo.
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Referees for Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
The NBA has not released the officiating crew, the assistant referees or the VAR assignment for this game in the sources consulted.
