Watch: Hawks mascot appears to injure himself in very sensitive area

Hawks mascot Harry the Hawk appeared to injure himself where no mascot wants to be injured.

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Atlanta Hawks mascot Harry the Hawk appeared to injure himself where no mascot wants to be injured on Tuesday night.

In the third quarter of the Hawks’ blowout win over the Celtics, Harry was attempting to jump between railings when he landed hard on one of the railings with his legs wide open. How do we say this? Let’s just say Harry landed directly on his bird’s nest.

Here’s another angle:

#https://instagram.com/p/BEZvmAEPXOu/

Now, it’s possible this is some kind of bit, in which case Harry is way too dedicated of a mascot. At the very least, save those kind of antics for a conference finals series.

[reddit]