Hawks fans change their last name on Twitter to support team

Hawks fans are very excited to have a No. 1 seed in the playoffs as Atlanta gets set to host the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 on Sunday. Embracing the idea that the

Hawks fans are very excited to have a No. 1 seed in the playoffs as Atlanta gets set to host the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 on Sunday. 

Embracing the idea that the team and its fans are family, many Hawks fans are changing their last names on Twitter to reflect it. 

Families share last names, and you're a part of ours.

Change your last name to Hawks on your social media accounts if you're in the family!

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 16, 2015

Last name has officially been changed to Hawks because family sticks together! #TrueToAtlanta

— Ciara Nicole (@_CiaraNW) April 16, 2015

If the @ATLHawks encouraging all of their fans to change their names for the playoffs is wrong, I don't wanna be right. #TrueToAtlanta

— Jack McConnell (@_DrJack_) April 16, 2015

You know it's true love when you take your boo's last name. #TrueToAtlanta

— Jenna Bannister (@JennaEarwood) April 16, 2015

#TrueToAtlanta changed my Twitter name for the playoffs, ended up becoming a famous actor

— ethan (@lankyframpard) April 16, 2015

@ATLHawks Part of the fam all the way from the Netherlands! #TrueToAtlanta

— Nathan (@Granathann) April 16, 2015

Even the Girl Scouts are on board:

We've changed our last name to join your family! @ATLHawks #TrueToAtlanta #GirlScouts #GirlScoutsHawks

— Girl Scouts ATL (@GirlScoutsATL) April 16, 2015

• Charles Barkley mocks a reporter named 'Diamond'

It's a clever idea by the Hawks and a great way to get fans engaged. And who knows, some might even end up keeping their new identities.

You know, I actually kind of like the sound of Erskine Hawks. Might keep this even AFTER the @ATLHawks win the title. #TrueToAtlanta

— Erskine Thompson, curmudgeon (@PowerFor15) April 16, 2015

- Molly Geary