At the very beginning of the 2016-2017 season, Charles Barkley, TNT commentator, predicted the Atlanta Hawks would miss the playoffs after losing Jeff Teague and Al Horford.

The Atlanta Hawks delighted in sharing this clip now that the team is heading to the playoffs Sunday.

The Atlanta Hawks are returning to the NBA Playoffs for an Eastern Conference-best 10th consecutive season and will take on the Washington Wizards in the first round. The Hawks will open the series in Washington for Games 1 & 2 on Sunday, April 16, and Wednesday, April 19, before returning to Atlanta for Games 3 & 4 on Saturday, April 22, and Monday, April 24. Fans at Philips Arena will receive free glow-in-the-dark Hawks t-shirts at Game 3, and custom light-up thunder sticks at Game 4.

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Away from the arena, Hawks fans will have opportunities to gather throughout the postseason with Verizon's "High Voltage Fridays" in the metro area, and Bud Light's watch parties for road games at Hudson Grille Brookhaven (Game 1) and Benchwarmers in Atlanta (Game 2).

The Chick-fil-A Family Pack is available for purchase for Games 3 & 4 at hawks.com/cfa, and includes four tickets to a Hawks home playoff matchup and four Chick-fil-A meals.

Hawks broadcast partners FOX Sports Southeast and SportsRadio 92-9 The Game will carry playoff contests locally. Please see below for scheduled game times and national television assignments:

Game 1 – Sun April 16 Atlanta at Washington 1:00PM TNT

Game 2 – Wed April 19 Atlanta at Washington 7:00PM NBA TV

Game 3 – Sat April 22 Washington at Atlanta 5:30PM TNT

Game 4 – Mon April 24 Washington at Atlanta 8:00PM TNT

Game 5 * Wed April 26 Atlanta at Washington TBD TBD

Game 6 * Fri April 28 Washington at Atlanta TBD TBD

Game 7 * Sun April 30 Atlanta at Washington TBD TBD

Tickets for Games 3 & 4 are now available here.

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