The Atlanta Hawks (36-44 straight up, 28-52 against the spread) won’t have two of their best players, forward Jalen Johnson and center Onyeka Okongwu, for next week’s Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Quin Snyder’s club isn’t expected to have a pulse in three weeks, so these are most likely season-ending injuries. Johnson sprained his ankle in … Hawks’ Johnson, Okongwu out of play-in tournament
Atlanta All-Star guard Trae Young had surgery to repair a ligament tear in his left fifth finger and is expected to miss at least four weeks. Young sustained the injury in the fourth quarter of this past Friday’s home loss vs. Toronto (Feb. 23). Without Young, Atlanta (25-32 straight up, 18-39 against the spread) beat … Hawks’ Trae Young has surgery on finger, out at least 4 weeks
UPDATED on Tuesday, 2/27/24, at 5:43 p.m. Eastern: Onyeka Okongwu is now expected to out until mid-March. Already without starting center Clint Capela, who has missed the last five games since suffering a left adductor strain and isn’t expected back until later this month, Atlanta (24-30 straight up, 17-37 against the spread) will now be … Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu out until mid-March