Skyhawk (mascot)
title: "Skyhawk (mascot)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["nba-mascots", "bird-mascots", "fictional-hawks", "anthropomorphic-birds", "mascots-introduced-in-1996"] topic_path: "general/nba-mascots" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhawk_(mascot)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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. He debuted in 1996. During a break in action in every game he performed 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.
References
References
- https://www.complex.com/sports/a/gavin-evans/nba-mascots
- "Atlanta Hawks’ College Park NBA G League Affiliate Set To Become The Skyhawks". NBA G League.
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