Trae Young among 7 Hawks players who missed Bulls game
The Atlanta Hawks got a big win last night against the Phoenix Suns defeating them 122-117 and Trae Young scored 43 points. On the second night of the back-t0-back, they had to go to Chicago to face the Bulls, and they will lose seven players for the game.
Young, Jalen Johnson, De’Andre Hunter, Zaccharie Risacher, Larry Nance Jr. Kobe Bufkin and Cody Zeller will be out.
Both Young and Rizacher played against the Suns, and the Hawks will need to find two players to replace them in the starting lineup. Hunter was scratched late against the Suns with soreness in his left foot, and Johnson has missed the last four games with a right shoulder injury.
As for the other guys, Nance is still recovering from hand surgery, Bufkin is out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, and Zeller hasn’t been on the team all season. In response to all the injuries, the Hawks called up Keaton Wallace and Daekwon Plowden from their G-League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, to be with the team.
It will be a tough task for the Hawks to get a win against the Bulls and players like Garrison Matthews, Clint Capela, Onyeka Okongwu, Whit Krejci and others need to step up and do what they can.
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The one injury that many have been wary of for the Hawks is Jalen Johnson, who has missed the last few games with a shoulder injury. Before their game against the Suns, head coach Quin Snyder gave an update on Johnson’s injury.
“I think he’s making progress and hopefully we’ll get him back soon,” Snyder said.
Johnson was seen taking shots at a recent Hawks practice, so his return to the court could be sooner rather than later. The Hawks dealt with a lot of injuries during the season, but managed to rally and still maintain a solid record. When healthy, they’ve played some of their best basketball on offense and defense, and hopefully they’ll get back to that when they all come back.
The Hawks have a tough schedule this month, with back-to-back games against some quality teams like the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves.
We hope that these injuries will not last long and that everyone will be able to return to the floor as soon as possible.
2025-01-15 20:04:00
