ATLANTA –- On Sunday, Oct. 15, the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club tipped off “Live from Downtown Week” by participating in the 47th Annual Atlanta Pride Festival. More than 150 employees, including team executives, forward/center Mike Muscala and the Atlanta Hawks Cheerleaders, marched alongside a custom-built, Carnival-themed float featuring DJ Toni K in the Pride Parade. Later in the week, the Atlanta Pride Committee announced the Hawks’ float as the second-place parade winner in the corporate category.
“Participating in Pride speaks to our values as a company,” Nzinga Shaw, Senior Vice President of Community, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer.