ESPN writer Tim Bontemps exits network for Hawks front-office role
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Tim Bontemps has left his writing position at ESPN to take a job in the Atlanta Hawks’ front office.
The move, reported on July 8, 2026, ends Bontemps’s tenure covering the NBA for the network. Specifics of his new responsibilities with the Hawks were not disclosed.
Bontemps is the latest media member to transition from journalism to a team role as NBA organizations continue to recruit talent from outside traditional basketball operations paths.
Source: New York Post
