Hometown Thunder motivates Hawks’ Trae Young to bring NBA Finals to Atlanta

Hometown Thunder motivates Hawks’ Trae Young to bring NBA Finals to Atlanta

OKLAHOMA CITY — For Hawks guard Trae Young, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s run to the NBA Finals comes with some conflicting feelings. A fan of the team while growing up in Norman, Okla., Young is rooting for them as a…

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A native of Norman, Oklahoma who played his college ball for the Sooners, Trae Young has some affinity for the local NBA team. However, while the Hawks guard will be rooting for the Thunder in the NBA Finals, he tells Lauren Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that seeing Oklahoma City make a serious run at a title really just makes him more determined to take his own team to those same heights. “It’s even more motivating for me,” Young…

Trae Young Draws Motivation From Thunder’s Finals Run, Eyes Similar Rise With Hawks

Watching his hometown team compete on the NBA’s biggest stage isn’t easy for Trae Young, but it’s certainly fueling his fire. The Hawks guard, a Norman, Oklahoma native and former Oklahoma Sooner, admitted this week that seeing the Thunder reach the NBA Finals has only intensified his own desire to bring a championship to Atlanta. “It’s even more motivating for me,” Young said at a sponsor event in Oklahoma City, via Lauren Williams of The Atlan…