Amid the intense Friday night match-up between the Sacramento Kings and Atlanta Hawks, the fans at the arena had a special guest. The Atlanta Falcons’ star Running Backs, Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier attended the game and witnessed it from the stands. They also surprised the fans at the back with free autographed footballs during the breaks.
While the fans in the arena were kept on their feet, the situation of the home team players on the court hadn’t been merrier. The Hawks have had an underwhelming season so far and continued to blow out the game. Amid these testing times for the Hawks fans, let’s find out how Robinson and Allgeier kept the crowd going with their special gesture.
Falcon RB duo keeps the Hawks fans on their feet
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As 2023-24 NFL season reached closer to the post-season, the teams have their calculators. The same goes with the Falcons, who hold the second seed in the NFC South. They are in dire need of winning their upcoming game and also root for their arch-rival New Orleans Saints, to keep their postseason hopes alive.
Amid this tricky situation, Falcons star duo Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier kept the home crowd on their feet with their special gesture to give away free autographed footballs to the fans.
In a video clip shared by the Atlanta Hawks’ official X handle, both stars signed the ball and pulled off a classic throw at the crowd. Here is the video clip from the special moment.
Falcons RBs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier throwing signed footballs into the crowd 🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/7AA99KeREg
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) December 30, 2023
While the Falcons duo took care of the crowd, the Hawks fell short again on the court. The Kings turned the tables around at the last moment and stole the victory from the hands of the home side. Let’s find out more about the last-quarter drama.
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The Kings snatch the victory from the Hawks
The home side entered the last quarter with a 5-point lead and continued to keep the pressure on the visitors till the deep end of the quarter. However, the Kings bounced back in the penultimate moment and put the pressure back on the Hawks. The Kings took their first lead in the last quarter with only 3 minutes remaining in the game.
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King’s Chris Duarte came off the bench and dropped the crucial three-pointer to take a 3-point lead over the Hawks. Following that home side barely could do anything to change the fate of the result. On top of it, they also committed two turnovers in the remaining minutes.
Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox dropped 25 and 31 points to give their team the 18th win of the season. On the other hand, the overall performance of the starting five of the Hawks went in vain.
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