The Atlanta Hawks will be quite shorthanded during Monday night's game against the Timberwolves at Target Center. The Hawks ruled out star point guard Trae Young due to a hamstring injury on Sunday. Young,
Johnson, star point guard Trae Young, defensive-minded swingman (and NBA steals leader) Dyson Daniels and rookie wing Zaccharie Risacher are Atlanta’s core players. For the rest of this season, however, the Hawks must soldier on without one of those four names.
The Hawks have a protected first-round pick from the Sacramento Kings, an unprotected pick from the Los Angeles Lakers and a $23.5 million trade exception from Murray’s subsequent trade to the New Orleans Pelicans. However, the Hawks are also just $1.3 million from the luxury tax line and historically haven’t been willing to go over.
Amid a difficult 2024-25 season, the Atlanta Hawks reportedly suffered a major blow to their lineup on Wednesday. NBA insider Chris Haynes reported that
Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson plans to have shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season, a major blow to the struggling Hawks' efforts to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
The Atlanta Hawks are currently in a state of uncertainty as they await an injury update on Jalen Johnson. In their latest game against the Toronto Raptors, Johnson injured his left shoulder in the first half and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Atlanta Hawks' forward Jalen Johnson will undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury.
Jalen Johnson, the Hawks forward in the middle of a breakout season that could see him named an All-Star reserve, is now out for the season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder, a story broken by Chris Haynes. That has been confirmed by other reports, noting Johnson will undergo surgery to repair the tear.
After initially being ruled questionable for tomorrow's game vs the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Atlanta Hawks have now ruled start point guard Trae Young out du
Jalen Johnson is AVAILABLE to play tonight for the Hawks in Boston after missing the last five games with a shoulder injury. Trae Young and De’Andre Hunter are also available after
Trae Young mentioned Bogdanovic’s resurgence but also sent a message to the rest of the team with Johnson possibly being out for some time. “We need Bogi to keep playing like that with Jalen ...