The Atlanta Hawks traded Kyle Korver to the Cleveland Cavaliers back in January. The sharp-shooting wing is added firepower for Cleveland’s title defense, but it was a tough decision for the Hawks to let go of one of the more memorable players in recent franchise history.
On Friday, Korver and the Cavaliers returned to Georgia for the first time since the trade. As you would expect, the Hawks organization paid their respects to the man who spent more than four years with them, helping them go 60-22 in 2014-15.
Here’s the video the Hawks played for Korver before the game:
Meanwhile, here’s what it sounded and looked like inside Philips Arena when Korver was announced to the crowd.
Kyle gets a warm welcome back in Atlanta! pic.twitter.com/nDLZRpqPRy
— NBA (@NBA) March 4, 2017
Korver seemed to enjoy it, taking time to hang with fans pregame in Atlanta: