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Kristaps Porzingis has become a matchup problem in just his second season with the New York Knicks.The 7-3 Porzingis is listed as a power forward, but with his ability to hit mid to long-range jumpers, score on tip-ins and dunks and run the floor like a gazelle, he has created headaches for opposing coaches and their players.The Atlanta Hawks (9-3) will attempt to slow down Porzingis and the Knicks (5-7) Sunday at Madison Square Garden.Porzingis is averaging 20.8 points and 6.8 rebounds. Hes shooting 49 percent from the field, including 40 percent from 3-point range. In a 105-102 win over Detroit on Wednesday, Porzingis scored a career-high 35 points.Porzingis, who finished second to Karl-Anthony Towns for Rookie of the Year last season, is earning praise from coaches around the league.Hes (Porzingis) definitely going to be one of the best players in the league very soon, Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks told the New York Post. He can score (from) so many spots on the floor. For a guy whos 7-3, puts it on the floor, left, right, mid-range game, step back 3s, gets lobs, offensive rebounds.Hes a great player now. Hes definitely on his way to being an All-Star. Its pretty remarkable to improve so quickly, he said. Hes got point-guard moves. Hes even got a crossover (dribble).On Friday, Porzingis announced he will donate $500 for each of his blocked shots for the rest of the season to the RENS, a New York-area, not-for-profit youth basketball program. Hes averaging 1.2 blocks.The Hawks are one of the early season surprises. Led by power forward Paul Millsap (17.3 ppg, 8 rpg), Atlanta is second in the Eastern Conference and leads the league in turnovers forced (17.6 per game) and ranks second in field-goal percentage (48.0), assists (26.2) and steals (10.2).Dwight Howard has resurrected his career in Atlanta after several pedestrian seasons with the Houston Rockets and one year with the Los Angeles Lakers. The 31-year-old center is fourth in the league in field-goal percentage (.606) and third in rebounding (12.9).The Hawks could be without guard Thabo Sefolosha, who has missed the last two games with a knee sprain. The pesky Sefolosha is third in the league in steals (2.60). Former Knick Tim Hardaway Jr. should get most of those minutes if Sefolosha is a no-go.Center Tiago Splitters return from a Grade 2 hamstring strain that has forced him to miss the start of the season is uncertain.Atlanta is coming off a 100-96 loss to Charlotte on Friday in which they squandered a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. Charlotte took control of the game after Howard was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul with 5:38 remaining and the Hawks leading 89-86. He landed a hard elbow to the jaw of Cody Zeller as the two were battling for rebound position. From there, the Hornets scored nine straight points.That was a momentum shift right there, Millsap said. It just completely turned the game around. 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He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1. Michael Cooper Jersey . -- Jimmy Walkers first PGA Tour trophy came with a special gift tucked inside. PHILADELPHIA -- Nelson Agholors blunders could send the former first-round pick to the sideline.The Philadelphia Eagles signed wide receiver Paul Turner off the practice squad on Monday, a day after Agholor had a costly penalty and no catches in a 25-16 loss at Seattle.Agholor, the 20th overall pick in the 2015 draft, has underperformed in his first two seasons in Philadelphia. He has 50 receptions for 547 yards and two touchdowns in 23 games.Sometimes you have to take a step back in order to go forward, coach Doug Pederson said . Sometimes that can help clear your head.Agholor lined up almost 2 yards behind the line of scrimmage and was called for illegal formation to nullify a 57-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz that wouldve given Philadelphia a lead in the second quarter.Wide receivers coach Greg Lewis and the official nearest to Agholor were signaling for him to move forward, but he didnt see them.Agholor then dropped a perfect pass 20 yards downfield that wouldve gone for a long gain. Afterward, he admitted hes thinking about his mistakes .I just have to get out of my own head, he said. Im pressing so much and worried about so many things.Because Im thinking too much and so worried and its a selfish thing that needs to stop. I need to give my energy to my teammates and this organization and not myself and feeling so pressured to make every single thing. Just have fun.Pederson hinted that Agholor could be inactive next Monday night when the Eagles (5-5) host the struggling Packers (4-6).I will definitely have a conversation with Nelson, Pederson said. Those are definitely concerns that I have, now that hes obviously come out and said that publicly. My concern is forr him as an individual, as a person, and I want to make sure that hes in a good spot.ddddddddddddTurner, an undrafted free agent from Louisiana Tech, was Philadelphias leading receiver in the preseason. He has spent the first 11 weeks on the practice squad and now gets his chance to prove he should play.We gave him some work last week in practice and just feel like this is a good opportunity now, not only for him, but for us to see where hes at, see what he can do and give him an opportunity, Pederson said.On the injury front, the Eagles got mixed news.Running backs Ryan Mathews is day to day with a mild sprain in his right knee and versatile back Darren Sproles has a nondisplaced rib fracture. Sproles shouldnt miss any games and Mathews likely will be ready to go.But rookie right tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai will be sidelined after suffering a Grade 2 sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his knee. Cornerback Leodis McKelvin is in the concussion protocol.Allen Barbre will move from left guard to take Vaitais spot and Stefan Wisniewski would replace Barbre. Vaitai has been filling in for Lane Johnson, who returns from his 10-game suspension in four weeks.Game notes CB Aaron Grymes was released to make room on the roster for Turner. ... TE Brent Celek has played through a similar injury to Sproles. ... S Terrence Brooks is expected to return after missing two games with a hamstring injury.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL .---Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP-RobMaaddi ' ' '