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Hawks mascot’s failed balancing act has painful ending

Oh no.

This one is hard to watch. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

The Hawks mascot suffered a low blow Tuesday night during the third quarter of Game 2 of Atlanta’s playoff series with the Celtics.

Harry the Hawk appeared to slip during a balancing act. He was standing on a divider in the stands, jumped, slipped, and took a shot to the crotch.

Red hawk down, red hawk down!

https://vine.co/v/iFv6eQHe0JQ

https://twitter.com/rembert/status/722585873213177856

The Hawks Twitter account called in backup for the poor bird.

(h/t — SBNation.com)

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