UNDATED (AP) — Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic is recovering from surgery on his right patella tendon. The Hawks say Bogdanovic is expected to make a full recovery before the start of next season. Bogdanovic missed 19 games this past season and also sat out Atlanta’s final playoff game against the Miami Heat with knee soreness. Bogdanovic averaged 15.1 points a game while shooting 37% from 3-point range in his second season with the Hawks.
In other NBA news:
—New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes has been sentenced to three years of probation, 450 hours of community service and a year of weekly domestic violence classes. The sentence follows a scuffle with police officers who were responding to a domestic violence call last summer in Los Angeles. Hayes pleaded no contest on Feb. 24 to misdemeanor counts of false imprisonment and resisting an officer. The 22-year-old played in 70 games for the Pelicans last season, starting 28. He averaged 9.3 points.
