The Atlanta Hawks clinched a 1-seed and home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs on Friday night by defeating the Miami Heat. Always staying true to its reputation as basketball’s best social media squad, Atlanta’s Twitter account promptly informed the league of the franchise’s accomplishment.
Below is the Hawks’ first tweet following tonight’s win – take special note of the account’s new nickname.
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— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 28, 2015
Awesome.
But the always engaging and creative Atlanta social media folks weren’t done boasting. Atlanta was the 8-seed for the 2013-2014 playoffs, nearly knocking off the Indiana Pacers in a seven-game first round series. Home court advantage proved crucial in the final contest, though, something Mike Budenholzer’s team won’t have to worry about this time around.
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 28, 2015
The playoffs start on April 18. And the only people definitely more excited for postseason basketball than us, apparently, are the sarcastic geniuses who man the Hawks’ twitter.
