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Hawks' 'weird' celebration of Dream's WNBA Finals berth draws fan…

Atlanta's men's team posted a tribute after the Dream reached the WNBA Finals with Angel Reese, and some fans called the message strange; it was a congratulations.

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Published 10:23 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Atlanta Hawks Spark Outrage With 'Weird' Celebration of Angel Reese & Co. After Dream Reach WNBA Finals”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 10:23 PM ET on No Bull with Hank, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Reese, WNBA Finals.
BBN covered this story before: GG Banks picks South Carolina; Hayes and UConn four reach WNBA Finals (October 10).

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Yahoo SportsAtlanta Hawks Spark Outrage With 'Weird' Celebration of Angel Reese & Co. After Dream Reach WNBA Finals

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number one. The Atlanta Dream reached the WNBA Finals. The Atlanta Hawks congratulated them. And the internet called it weird.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWeird. Somebody said congratulations, and a nation of adults opened a complaint form.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number two. Angel Reese and company are headed to the Finals. That is the story. The story is not the Hawks' post.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe post is a post.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe have reached the point where a kind word gets graded like a figure skating routine.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNine point five for sincerity, minus two for the font.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number three. I have been congratulating people for twenty-eight years. A card, a muffin, a nod across the hallway.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody ever called my nod weird.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey called it unsettling. Different thing.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo here is mine, straight to camera. Dream. Well done. Do not make this weird. It will be weird. I will be fined.

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