Skyhawk (mascot)

Skyhawk is the name of one of the former mascots for the Atlanta Hawks professional basketball team in the NBA. He is an anthropomorphic hawk wearing basketball shorts, a nylon body suit and mask, and wrestling boots. During a break in action in every game he performs acrobatic slam dunks with the aid of a small trampoline. Skyhawk ceased appearing during the 2013–14 Atlanta Hawks season after he tore his ACL during a mid-game show at a timeout break.

On February 21, 2019, the Hawks announced that their NBA G League affiliate would be named the College Park Skyhawks in reference to the former mascot.[1]

References

"Atlanta Hawks' College Park NBA G League Affiliate Set To Become The Skyhawks". NBA G League. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

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NBA mascots

Eastern
Conference

Atlantic	Lucky the Leprechaun (Boston Celtics) no mascot (Brooklyn Nets) no mascot (New York Knicks) Franklin (Philadelphia 76ers) The Raptor / Stripes (Toronto Raptors)
Central	Benny the Bull (Chicago Bulls) Moon Dog, Sir CC (Cleveland Cavaliers) Hooper (Detroit Pistons) Boomer (Indiana Pacers) Bango / Bango Jr. (Milwaukee Bucks)
Southeast	Harry the Hawk (Atlanta Hawks) Hugo the Hornet (Charlotte Hornets) Burnie (Miami Heat) Stuff the Magic Dragon (Orlando Magic) G-Wiz / G-Man (Washington Wizards)

Western
Conference

Northwest	Rocky the Mountain Lion (Denver Nuggets) Crunch the Wolf (Minnesota Timberwolves) Rumble the Bison (Oklahoma City Thunder) Blaze the Trail Cat, Douglas Fur (Portland Trail Blazers) Jazz Bear (Utah Jazz)
Pacific	no mascot (Golden State Warriors) Chuck the Condor (Los Angeles Clippers) no mascot (Los Angeles Lakers) Go the Gorilla (Phoenix Suns) Slamson the Lion (Sacramento Kings)
Southwest	Champ / Mavs Man (Dallas Mavericks) Clutch (Houston Rockets) Grizz (Memphis Grizzlies) Pierre the Pelican (New Orleans Pelicans) The Coyote (San Antonio Spurs)

Former mascots: Dancing Harry; Hip Hop; Rufus; Skyhawk; Squatch; Wheedle

Mascots of the Year: 2005: Clutch; 2006: Jazz Bear; 2007: Hugo; 2008: Jazz Bear; 2009: Rumble the Bison; 2010: Bango; 2011: Grizz; 2012: Crunch the Wolf; 2013: Clutch; 2014: The Coyote; 2015: Benny the Bull

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