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Tim Bontemps
Brooklyn, NY — atlanta hawks star trey young No issues with his ACL after leaving on Wednesday night win 117-112 Above Brooklyn Nets According to coach Quin Snyder, he has a right knee sprain.
“The most important thing is it’s not his ACL,” Snyder said after the game. “He’s going to get an MRI tonight or tomorrow, and make a decision from there. Not sure for how long or how much, but hopefully he’ll be back whenever he can.”
Young, who entered the night averaging 20.8 points and 9.5 assists when a teammate was standing under the basket Mohammed Gueye — after being pushed forward in the chest by the nets noah clowny – backwards and into Young’s leg, causing him to fall to the ground.
Young was in pain for some time, eventually getting to his feet and jogging to the bench during the ensuing timeout. He remained in the game when play resumed, but after watching Young on the court for a few moments, Snyder ejected him 17 seconds later. Young immediately went to the locker room.
“He didn’t want to come out of the game,” Snyder said. “He’s such a competitor. He takes so much pride in being available…You saw it tonight too. He tried to be there. He told me, ‘Just give me a few minutes,’ and I told him, ‘If I don’t like what I see, I’m kicking you out.’
Although Young appears to have escaped the most serious injury consequences, it’s also likely that the Hawks, who are now 2-3 after avoiding a late collapse to defeat the winless Nets (0-5), will be without their floor general for the foreseeable future.
Atlanta came into the season with high expectations after a summer in which the team traded kristaps porzingis and sign Nichelle Alexander-Walker And Luke Kennard in free agency, but one thing the Hawks don’t have is someone to replace Young’s orchestration at this point.
Atlanta started the second half with Alexander-Walker in place of Young, who could give the Hawks a key defensive group while he is sidelined. But Young led the NBA with a career-high 11.6 assists per game last season, and no one on the roster has been able to carry that creation load alone in his absence.
As a result, Snyder said that the group would have to work together if Atlanta wanted to survive without him.
“Anytime a player of Trae’s level, especially a guy who has the ball and is creating situations on the offensive end, it’s an adjustment we have to make right away,” Snyder said. “Whether it was luke [Kennard] or nickel or dyson [Daniels] Or [Jalen Johnson]The main thing when we are playing like this is that everyone has to be ready to play with the pass, and try to gain an advantage that way.
“It’s something we’ll continue to work on, depending on where Trae is with his health.”
