Trae Young, Dillon Brooks
Trae Young was asked if he was given an explanation for why he was issued a technical foul in the Hawks loss against the Rockets.
The final moments of the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets on Tuesday got a bit chippy. Hawks star Trae Young and Rockets forward Dillon Brooks got into an altercation in the fourth quarter. The altercation saw Brooks grab Young's neck after the two got tangled, with the officials separating them after.
The Atlanta Hawks listed Trae Young as questionable coming into tonight's game vs the Rockets and they have just revealed his playing status for tonight. Young
After scoring 21 points during Tuesday's 100-96 loss to Houston in his return from a one-game absence, Young is back on Atlanta's injury report with right hamstring tightness but is expected to play Thursday.
Young totaled 21 points (7-16 FG, 2-9 3Pt, 5-5 FT), three rebounds and nine assists across 34 minutes during Tuesday's 100-96 loss to Houston.
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,
As the trade deadline approaches, the Atlanta Hawks may want to make some moves to improve their team in the second half of the season.
Young was ready to get off the ball to open up Atlanta's offense. It's worked and the Hawks' rebuild is ahead of schedule.
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.
It was another tough situation for the Hawks tonight vs the team with the third-best record in the NBA, the Houston Rockets. They were missing Jalen Johnson, Za
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.