Sleeping giant? What’s being said about Hawks on social media

Impressive wins over the Beasts of the East. Another milestone for the face of the franchise.

ExploreHawks are leaning into adversity, not letting it split them apart

And now the Hawks are being mentioned as championship contenders. Well, sort of.

Entering Wednesday’s home game against the Pistons, the Hawks stand atop the Southeast Division and have beaten the other two Eastern Conference division leaders (Boston and Cleveland) twice this season.

A feat no other team in the NBA has accomplished this season.

Here’s a sampling of what’s being said about the Hawks on social media as they prepare for Game 43 of the 82-game 2024-25 season:

"The Atlanta Hawks.. They're a sleeper in the Eastern Conference" 👀

The guys debate on who the actual contenders are in the East 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/FSsjI3uYag
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 21, 2025

Yesterday Trae Young recorded his 200th game in a row with 5+ Assists 🪙

He is 1 of only 3 players in NBA history to accomplish that 🥶@TheTraeYoung x @UPS pic.twitter.com/0XbO6AOMm5
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 21, 2025

Back home for 3 games this week starting with Pride Night tonight 🏳️‍🌈

🆚 @DetroitPistons
⏰ 7:30 PM ET
📍 @StateFarmArena
📺 @FanDuelSN_Hawks
🎙️ @929TheGame
🎟️ https://t.co/zHz74gAeaj pic.twitter.com/RHn9yAVHdr
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 22, 2025

“Jalen Johnson is going to get Most Improved and I think he should be an All-Star” @channingfrye tells @TaylorRooks something great about the @ATLHawks for over 30 seconds 🤣 #NBAXLive

➡ https://t.co/AF4qZllQUI pic.twitter.com/aAGgj3V9jK
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) January 21, 2025

Jayson Tatum and the Hawks got into it 😳

The play resulted in a jump ball. pic.twitter.com/KFJlz64Ic8
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 19, 2025

Hawks are pretty good now. Here’s how they can get better with trades. https://t.co/TnPdWxesBv
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) January 16, 2025

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