Jalen Johnson's breakout season is over. The Atlanta Hawks forward will have season-ending shoulder surgery, the team confirmed Wednesday. Johnson, 23, suffered the shoulder injury during last Thursday's 122-119 loss against the Toronto Raptors.
The Hawks ruled out star point guard Trae Young due to a hamstring injury on Sunday. Young, who has played in 42 of Atlanta's 45 games this season, leads the team in points per game (22.8) and leads the entire NBA in assists per game (11.5). The No. 5 overall pick in 2018 is a three-time All-Star and 2022 All-NBA selection.
The Atlanta Hawks are currently on a four-game losing streak and have a lot of tough road games coming up, starting with tomorrow night in Minnesota against the
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-92 at Target Center on Monday, but their head coach Chris Finch was fuming after the game. The Hawks were missing several key players for this clash but nearly staged an improbable comeback and Finch blasted his Timberwolves players in his press conference.
The Atlanta Hawks will be going into Minnesota to face the Timberwolves with half of their roster up in the air due to injuries. Trae Young is already listed as out with right hamstring tightness, as well as Jalen Johnson who missed the last game with a left shoulder injury.
The Knicks were beaten 116-99 by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday ... Atlanta got forward Jalen Johnson back in the lineup after he missed five games with shoulder soreness.
At issue was a brutal second half in which the Timberwolves were outscored 49-40 by the zombie Hawks, who were missing Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Bogdan Bogdanović. The Wolves still needed to play Rudy Gobert 38 minutes, Anthony Edwards 35 and Mike Conley 31 to ensure they finished off the Hawks.
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 Hawks announced Wednesday that Johnson suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will have surgery next week.
DeAndre Hunter had a career-high 35 points and Keaton Wallace added 13 for the Hawks, who played without leading scorer and NBA assist leader Trae Young (hamstring) and starters Dyson Daniels (ankle) and Jalen Johnson (shoulder).
The Minnesota Timberwolves will look to secure their third straight ... Out: Kobe Bufkin, , Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., Jalen Johnson & Trae Young` Kobe Bufkin (Right Shoulder Surgery), Dyson Daniels (Left Ankle Soreness), Larry Nance Jr. (Right ...
DeAndre Hunter had a career-high 35 points and Keaton Wallace added 13 for the Hawks, who played without leading scorer and NBA assist leader Trae Young
Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Julius Randle added 20 to help the Minnesota Timberwolves hold off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 100-92 on Monday night. DeAndre Hunter had a career-high 35 points and Keaton Wallace added 13 for the Hawks,