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Atlanta Hawks, sports world share excitement for solar eclipse

April 24, 2017, Atlanta: Dennis Schroder and Kent Bazemore celebrate a 111-101 victory over the Wizards in game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Monday, April 24, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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April 24, 2017, Atlanta: Dennis Schroder and Kent Bazemore celebrate a 111-101 victory over the Wizards in game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series on Monday, April 24, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Maghen Moore
Aug 21, 2017

The much-anticipated solar eclipse happens Monday, and the sports world shared its excitement on social media.

Several teams and other sports figures, including the Atlanta Hawks, posted on Twitter about the solar eclipse.

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