Wally Blase Through the Years
1 / 11Atlanta Hawks Head Athletic Trainer Wally Blase worked his 1,200th NBA game Saturday. Blase has been with the Hawks organization since 2000 after being a part of the training staff on two Chicago Bulls championship teams in the late 1990s. He is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association and served as chairman of the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association for two years. Blase has twice been the Trainer for the Eastern Conference All-Star team: In 2003 and again in 2014.