Here is a sampling that what is being said on social media after the Hawks landed the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft on Sunday.
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) May 12, 2024
NBA OFF SZN Bouts To Be Crazyyyyyy!!!! Lol 👀😅🍿
— Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) May 12, 2024
Atlanta is not expected to take another quarterback. https://t.co/jRrAO9mddc
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 12, 2024
ESPN's Elle Duncan, who got her start as a sideline reporter for the Atlanta Hawks, on the Hawks winning the 2024 NBA Lottery.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 12, 2024
"I'm not saying that the girl that's on the desk that's from Atlanta doing her first lottery had anything to do with it. But I'm just saying..." pic.twitter.com/0savtyDWag
No 1 draft pick!!!!
— Dominique Wilkins 🏀 (@DWilkins21) May 12, 2024
@hawks
LFG!!! Who we getting?
I don’t know a player in this nba draft I’m guessing it’s great talent but no great star. Hawks win it when nobody is great
— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) May 12, 2024
The hawks WON THE FIRST OVERALL PICK pic.twitter.com/EkedSBBaRh
— ATL Will (@ATLWill_) May 12, 2024
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