Payne posts another double-double for Fort Wayne
Hawks rookie Adreian Payne put up another double-double in an NBA Development League game Thursday night.
Playing on assignment with Fort Wayne, Payne finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 110-106 loss at Maine. The center started and played 31 minutes. He was 6 of 11 from the field and made all eight free-throw attempts.
John Jenkins finished with 17 points. The Hawks 2012 first-round pick came off the bench and played 24 minutes. The shooting guard was 6 of 8 from the field, including 1 of 1 from the 3-point range. He added six rebounds.
Fort Wayne plays again at Canton on Saturday. Jenkins and Payne are expected to remain with Fort Wayne through Sunday’s home game against Westchester.
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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.
