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Hawks to play Cavaliers in preseason

Dennis Schroder and the Hawks will travel to Cleveland to play an exhibition game on Oct. 4.  (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

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Dennis Schroder and the Hawks will travel to Cleveland to play an exhibition game on Oct. 4.  (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)
By Chris Vivlamore
Aug 10, 2017

The Hawks will play the Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers in an exhibition game this year.

The Hawks have not released their exhibition schedule, but the Cavaliers released a list of their preseason games Thursday. They will host the Hawks at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Quicken Loans Arena.

The Hawks will play five exhibition games in the NBA’s abbreviated preseason. Three games are now known based on the release of opponent schedules.

Oct. 1 at Heat, 6 p.m.

Oct. 4 at Cavaliers, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 vs. Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m.

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